HSO president was shot under instruction and promise of Rs 1 lakh: IO
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 17 2017:
The Investigating Officer of the murder case of Haokip Students’ Organisation (HSO) president Letkholal Haokip has submitted a prayer before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West stating that Letkholal Haokip was shot dead following an instruction from Soson Haokip alias SS Haokip, with a promise to give Rs 1 lakh to the accused Solomon Baite and his companion Haopu Baite, who is still at large after committing the crime .
The IO also submitted a prayer for the judicial remand of Solomon Baite .
The accused Solomon Baite (38) s/o (L) Thangjangul of Moreh ward number 1 was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West today by a team of Lamphel police station .
The Court perused the case record and remanded the accused to judicial custody till July 31 .
The police prayer mentioned that during the police custody period, Solomon admitted that he along with one Haopu Baite committed the murder of Letkholal Haokip on the evening of June 23 .
He revealed that he shot the victim with a pistol from inside the Maruti 800 car which was driven by Haopu Baite and later fled from the scene .
He also revealed that they committed the murder on the instruction of one Soson Haokip alias SS Haokip who promised to give Solomon and Haopu, a sum of Rs 1 lakh each .
Solomon further revealed that just an hour before the incident on the day of the crime, they held a meeting at Chasad Avenue, New Checkon, with one Ngamcha Baite, an associate of Soson Haokip, who gave them an advance payment of Rs 20,000 and a 9 mm pistol with eight live rounds for shooting Letkholal Haokip, the prayer mentioned .
The police prayer further mentioned that a massive manhunt is still on to arrest the three other co accused Haopu Baite, Ngamcha Baite and Soson Haokip and stressed the need for remanding Solomon to judicial custody to prevent interference in the investigation and to help the police in their effort to arrest the accused individuals .
It may be mentioned that Letkholal Haokip alias Palal, president of the Haokip Students' Organisation, was shot dead at around 7.30 pm of June 23 near his residence at Langol Game Village.