Assembly panel pursues cases of crime against women
Shillong, July 25: The Assembly Committee on Women Empowerment has informed that 26 cases of crime against women and children have been registered in East Jaintia Hills district from January till date.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the committee, the chairman, Ampareen Lyngdoh has expressed concern over the rise in crime against women and children in the state.
Lyngdoh said the East Jaintia Hills Superintendent of Police had informed the panel about the 26 cases.
“We have requested the SP to get back to us with all details of the 26 cases,” she added.
Death of wife & husband
She also informed that the panel was also briefed about the recent case in Jalyiah, East Jaintia Hills where a wife was strangled to death by her husband and now the husband was also killed and the police investigation is on into the matter.
The accused identified identified as Plom Dkhar, strangulated his 43-year-old wife and mother of 10 children, on June 30 around 3 at their home.
Woman’s murder
After a woman was found dead inside a drain in Um-im, Umtyra village, East Jaintia Hills on July 19, the district police arrested an accused.
A complaint was lodged by the brother of the victim leading to the arrest of Hedstar Dohtdong (42) of Pyrda village in West Khasi Hills.
Ampareen said this matter was also discussed in the meeting and more details are awaited.
Nongrah case
On the Nongrah case where two siblings were killed by their father, Ampareen said the social welfare department informed that the process of releasing the ex-gratia payment of Rs 5 lakh to the family will be done in the next 10 days.
“The status of the case is also on a very positive foot because we are told that the police are way ahead in the collection of evidence and presentation of the case on behalf of the two victims who lost their lives,” she said.
Member of the committee and Mawsynram MLA Himalaya Shangpliang said the social welfare department has been asked to take care of the mental health of the mother of two siblings and her sister.
“We did mention specifically to the one-stop crisis centre and also to the social welfare department to go into the details and submit a report within one weeks’ time as to what steps the government and the department have taken to ensure a better mental health of the two women,” he said.
Teenage pregnancy
On teenage pregnancy in the state, the chairperson of the committee said, “We have requested the police, social welfare department, women’s commission, child protection commission to all get together and aggressively handle and combat the rising teenage pregnancies in various parts of the state of Meghalaya.
Security service
Shangpliang informed that the panel also summoned a few ex-service men agencies who are providing security services in IT sector, hospital sector and also in the North Eastern Hill University.
This was after several complaints were received that people working under such agencies are not being taken care of by their employers. The employees were not granted maternity leave and other benefits.
“However we have to stop as we wanted their owners to come, not their employees who are looking after their human resource department,” he said.
“Therefore, we will be calling all of them along with the labour department on August 8″, he added.
