Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 02 2010:
A village chief was found dead inside a hotel at Paona Keithel just was another corpse of an unidentified was found near Jain Mandir here yesterday.
Nehkhongam Haokip (65), chief of Waroiching Kuki village, Bishnupur district was found dead inside Hotel Embassy at about 9 am yesterday, said a police source.
According to family members, Nehkhongam left home for Leimakhong yesterday to take money for NREGS work.
Marks of physical assault were seen on his back.
Saying that they received information about Nehkhongam drawing money, the family members said that he put up the night in the hotel as he had some inconveniences to go home May 31 itself.
Strangely, a room was booked in Yanglet Hotel in Paona Keithel in his name but Nehkhongam was found dead inside Hotel Embassy.
Money drawn by Nehkhongam was also missing.
As the door of the room in which Nehkhongam was found dead was found open, the matter is highly suspicious.
Family members maintained that Nehkhongam would have been murdered for the money he was carrying.
Meanwhile, an unidentified man was found dead near Jain Mandir, Paona Keithel at about 7 am yesterday.
Th man who appeared to be 45-50 years old had fair complexion.
He was 5'2" in height and appeared to be a Meitei.
'Kh Tombi' was found tattooed on the right arm.
He was wearing black T-shirt and black trousers.
The corpse has been deposited at RIMS mortuary, informed City police station.