House torched by mob at Thoubal
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 20 2011:
A mob has burnt down a house at Charangpat in Thoubal district yesterday following death of a man in a controversial circumstance.
Thokchom Joy (42) son of late Ibopishak who was residing at the parental house of his wife was found by hanging with rope from a tree inside the estate of house he resides in the morning of June 18 .
Joy who stayed at the house of her mother's parental home at Ningombam Naorem Leikai.
After he married with Amurei Devi, he stayed the house of her parental house.
He had sold own his estate at Ningombam Naorem Leikai some year back.
Recently, Amurei, who engaged as labourer in a brick field, eloped with a man hailing from Tangkham of Imphal East.
Even after, Amurei left him, Ibopishak stays with his three children at the house of her wife's parents.
However, his wife Amurei used to come together with her second husband to the house.
They sometimes stayed at the house.
Despite having made unrest to his mind by the attitude of his former wife, he still stays at the house considering for his children, villagers said.
Villagers assumed that Ibopishak committed suicide unbearable with the attitude of his former wife and pity with the harsh decision taken by him, villagers rose up and set afire the house of Amurei's parent last night, reports said.