Sr PP disowns Ningshen's confessional statement
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 31 2013:
Continuing the argument hearing on the case, CBI Vs Hopeson Ningshen (CC/36/10) which is related to the abduction and subsequent murder of Dr Thingnam Kishan, the then SDO of Kasom Khullen and his two sub-ordinate staffs, namely Revenue Mandal Yumnam Token and driver Aribam Rajen Sharma, Senior Public Prosecutor AK Singh argued that the confessional statement of Hopeson Ningshen that the death of the three persons occurred in the evening of February 16, 2009 at Sheikhor village in Ukhrul district and it crime was committed by three of his associates was incorrect.
Senior Public Prosecutor asserted that the three persons were murdered at the river bank of Taphou Kuki village in Senapati district at around 1 to 1.30 pm on February 17, 2009 with the help of boulders and spades.
Therefore, this part of the testimony should be excluded.
Dr Pradeep Kumar, who conducted the post-mortem, also supported the view that the death was caused by smashing he heads of the victims with a blunt object.
The argument hearing on the sensational case has been going in the court of Special CBI Judge Vinay Gupta at Patiala House, New Delhi.
The next date of hearing is scheduled on November 1 .