𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹: 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗯𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹

Tension gripped Sanggo Residential School in Mebo, East Siang district, after parents of students gathered at the school gate on October 30, demanding stringent action against the hostel warden sexually molesting a student.

Police personnel from Mebo Police Station visited the school and have launched an investigation into the incident.

Police have arrested Hen Johnson Vaiphei (32), son of Khama Vaiphei, a resident of Manipur, for allegedly sexually molesting minor boys at Sanggo Residential School, Mebo.

According to East Siang IPS Pankaj Lamba, a case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, bearing WPS/PSG/No-26/25 u/s Sec 4(2)/6, and the accused was taken into custody following complaints lodged by the victims’ parents and school authorities.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the warden had been engaging in inappropriate behaviour with students over a period of time.

The shocking allegation has triggered widespread outrage, prompting the Adi Baane Kébang Youth Wing (ABKYW) to issue a strong condemnation of the alleged act. The youth wing described the incident as “inhuman and deplorable,” stating that such acts against innocent children represent “a gross violation of moral, ethical, and human values that our society upholds.”