Correspondent
IMPHAL, January 4
[dropcap]A [/dropcap]26 year old government employee succumbed to his injury late last night after his friends reportedly assaulted him on charge of stealing a mobile handset.
The incident took place at Bungmual village of Churachandpur district. The deceased has been identified as one Nengkhokam, son of Chinsonpau of Bungmual village. The deceased was a Grade IV employee in the Old Secretariat in Imphal.
Sources informed that Nengkhokam was called out from his home by some youth, identified by family as his own friends last evening, who latter accused him of stealing a mobile handset the day before from one of them while they were hanging out together during New Year day.It was reported that he was dropped at his house by the same people along with the father of the alleged handset owner in a badly injured state around 7 p.m. yesterday. The victim, who bore multiple injury marks and a badly bruised body, had complained of severe headache and abdominal pain. He later succumbed to the injury, victim’s family said.
Police were looking for the main accused identified as Pauzamawi (25), son of Ginzathang of Vengnuam, New Lamka, who was said to be absconding along with his accomplices.
“We’ve registered a case and investigation is going on. We’re also trying to book the accused person as soon as possible”, says Superintendent of Police, Churachandpur, LK Haokip. Sources said the victim and the accused were hanging out together on
New Year day and were sharing the lost handset to view a video clip. As all of them were reportedly in drunken state, the mobile went traceless leading to the group pointing their fingers on the victim leading to the assault.
Yesterday’s incident occurred a day after a nephew stabbed to death his aunt at Kyamgei Muslim Awang Leikai in Manipur’s Imphal East district to snatch away a gold necklace, reports said.
On Friday too, a man hacked his own father to death at Khoijuman Ward No 1, Bishnupur district at around 4:30 p.m. Khangjarakpam Sanakhomba (62) was warming himself beside a fire-place in the posterior side of his house when his son Bobby (38) attacked with a blade, reports said. Sanakhomba was killed on the spot. Soon after, police launched a massive manhunt to nab Bobby.
