Cops suspect foul play
Source: Hueiyen News Service /Agencies
Imphal/New Delhi, June 02 2013:
A day after the case of death of Reingamphi Awungshi, a young woman from Ukhrul district in Manipur was found dead in her South Delhi rented house, was transferred to the Delhi Police Crime Branch from Malviya Nagar Police Station, sources in Crime Branch have informed that since the results of the post-mortem report were not "very conclusive", they had requested the Delhi government to form a board of doctors to conduct another post-mortem examination.
"Prima facie, it appears that there is more than what meets the eye.
There were some injury marks on her foot and toes also.
We will be able to confirm only after the receipt of the second post-mortem report," a senior police officer in the Crime Branch has said.
On Saturday, hundreds of students assembled outside Malviya Nagar police station, alleging that the post-mortem report had been tampered with.
By evening, the case was transferred to the crime branch and an additional DCP led a team to survey the crime spot.
Bowing to pressure, the Malviya Nagar police have registered a case of abetment to suicide.
Crime branch officers indicated that a medical board will be set up for a second autopsy.
Family members of the 21-year-old woman alleged that she had a deep injury mark on her body and one near her eye.
The South district police had earlier claimed that the injury marks were caused by a rodent, but family members refused to accept the claims.
Last Wednesday, the woman's landlord informed police control room that she was not responding to knocks on her door.
Police sources said when they broke open the door, in front of the public, the woman's body was lying on the ground.
Her mobile phone was in her hand.
A cousin of the woman said when he went to her room on the day of the incident, he suspected murder.
"When I went there along with police, the inside door of the house was open.
Her nose was damaged and police said it was eaten by a mouse," the cousin said.
The woman was the fifth child of her parents who are settled in Manipur.
The family members work as cultivators.
"My sister lived with her cousin.
Her roommate was in Manipur and was to return in the first week of June," the cousin said.
Friends and family members of the deceased said she had shifted to the Chirag Dilli accommodation just two months ago along with another girl from Manipur.
About a month ago, Reingamphi had confided to a female cousin that a relative of the landlord was stalking her.
The cousin had even visited Reingamphi's house to discuss the matter with the landlord.
In spite of this, police aren't ready to probe this man's involvement,'' said Chinglen, a friend of the deceased.
Reingamphi's uncle said it is impossible that all wounds on her face were caused by rats.
"No bottle of poison has been recovered from her room and the rear door was open.
Why would she commit suicide suddenly? We want action against the accused,'' he said.
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