Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 26:
A man was lynched by an angry mob at Kwakeithel Laishram Leikai Totti Makhong under Singjamei PS this morning after the man hacked to death a fifty five year old man this morning, said sources.
The fifty five year old man is identified as Kongkham Achou of Kwakeithel Laishram Leikai.
According to reports from the crime site, K Achou who was returning to his sister's house after attending a cremation was attacked by a man after forcibly taking the knife Achou was carrying.
Achou received serious head injuries and died instantly at the spot.
The assailant who attacked K Achou has been identified as Laishram Pishak (62) of Kwakeithel Laishram Leikai.
Following the gruesome incident, irate locals of the area chased and caught hold of L Pishak and killed him by striking him on his head with an axe.
The body was later retrieved and deposited at RIMS by police personnel who arrived at the scene on getting reports about the incident.
According to the locals of the area, the deceased L Pishak had been socially boycotted by the locals of the area for his involvement in numerous stabbing incidents.
He had even stabbed a female member of his own family in an earlier stabbing incident.
Singjamei police have registered a case.
Singjamei PS has registered a case in connection with the incident.