Family members demand befitting punishment of accused
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 15 2017:
Rongmei Lu Pham and the family members of Gaithouliu Phaomei, have demanded befitting punishments of the husband of the deceased .
Speaking to media persons at the office of Rongmei Lu Pham at Langol Tarung village, spokesperson, Panti Golmei strongly condemned the inhuman killing of Gaithouliu and pointed out that an emergency meeting was organised and the people have resolved to pressure the authority concerned to take up befitting actions against the accused husband, Ethube Daime (26) s/o Harsangam Daime of J Parbam, Tamenglong district .
She elaborated that the police arrested Ethube on July 12 and have been keeping him at Lamphel police station and added that the father and brother of the accused had even confessed that the heinous crime was commited by Ethube Daime .
Chingkhiudinlu Phaomei, a relative of the victim, stated that Gaithouliu was reported missing from her husband's residence on May 31 and when the victim's family members enquired about the whereabouts of the victim, Ethube's family replied that the victim had eloped with another person .
However, on July 10, the skull and dress of the victim was discovered on the back side of the house of the accused .
She also stated that the remaining, almost decomposed, body parts of the victim was also found at various parts of the surrounding area and it is highly suspected that the victim might have been chopped into pieces and thrown away by the accused .
The skeletal remains and other parts of the victim's body were collected by the police and deposited at JNIMS morgue for post mortem.
The accused, Ethube, was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tamenglong Court at Lamphel Court complex today by a team of Tamenglong police with a prayer for police remand.