Youth kills self by hanging
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 14 2012:
A 28-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the veranda of a grocery shop early Friday at Athokpam bazaar in Thoubal district.
Sources said Thongam Romeo, s/o Th Herachandra, a resident of Thoubal Athokpam Awang Leikai, was found hanging from the veranda of the grocery shop around 6 am.
He owned a beauty parlor at Athokpam bazaar.
A case has been registered with the Thoubal Police Station regarding the death.
The body was brought to Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Imphal and conducted post mortem there.
However, his family has refused to claim the body suspecting foul play over the death.
Meanwhile, alleging that Romeo's death was not seemed to be a suicide, local residents, largely from Athokpam Awang Leikai blocked Imphal-Moreh road for several hours.
However, a police team led by AK Jhalajit, Superintendant of Police, Thoubal arrived at the scene and pacified the protestors following which the road was cleared and traffic resumed.