House torched, property worth Rs 23 lakh destroyed
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, February 02 2022:
Unidentified people torched a house belonging to one Md Zawed Khan (32), s/o MV Islamuddin at Shikhong Khunou in Thoubal district at around 10.30 am yesterday.
The police had yesterday arrested three accused, a father-son trio, Md Firoj Khan (47) of Shikhong Thongthabi and his two sons Md Nawas Khan (22) and Md Parwes Khan (20) .
Speaking to the media, Md Zawed Khan said he has no idea why the accused had burnt down his home.
Yesterday at around 10.30 am, the accused had come along with some other people carrying sharp weapons and started breaking things, he alleged.
The accused also assaulted the mother and brother of Md Zawed, he added and later used petrol to burn down the house.
During the incident property worth Rs 23 lakh were reportedly destroyed which included 2 cars, 2 mopeds, a DSLR camera, 2 refrigerator, 2 iron cupboards, gold (14 mohar) and Rs 5 lakh in cash.
Following the incident the locals of the area staged a sit-in today at Shikhong Community hall and demanded stringent punishment for the culprits.