Murder of widow at Kakching
CM vows to nab killers within 3 days
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, April 11: Chief Minister O Ibobi has assured that all the culprits involved in the killing of Laishram ningol Laimujam ongbi Shantibala alias Inaothoibi will be pulled up by April 14 .

Shantibala was brutally killed by some unidentified persons in the night of April 9 at Tekcham Loushipat under Kakching police station.

Protesting the murder of young widow Shantibala protestors march towards the CM's residence

On the assurance of the Chief Minister that ex-gratia will be provided to the bereaved family before the shrada ceremony, the JAC constituted in connection with the killing of Shantibala and family members have claimed the corpse of the woman after post mortem today.

Before their meeting with the Chief Minister, the JAC members who came in two buses took out a protest rally from Palace Compound towards the Chief Minister's official residence.

However, they were blocked by police at Sanjenthong before allowing only eight of them to call on the Chief Minister.

The JAC representatives also submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister.

The proceedings of the post mortem examination at RIMS mortuary was video recorded.

For further tests at forensic laboratory, vaginal swab, urethral swab and blood samples of the deceased women were also collected.

The clothes she wore on the fateful day have also been seized.

According to information received by press, it is suspected that Shantibala alias Inaothoibi might have been killed by strangulating using her own clothes.

Police have a strong suspicion that some one close to Shantibala would have been involved in the merciless killing.

She would not have gone out in the dead of the night if the person who called her by cell phone was not well acquainted with her, they reasoned.

Investigation into the murder case has already been launched.