Vehicle lifter beaten to death
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 30, 2013:
A vehicle lifter was beaten to death by villagers near Lilong Chaobok Kabui village in Thoubal district of Manipur in the wee hours of Wednesday, according to police sources.
The vehicle lifter has been identified as one Md Nasir, 40, son of late Abdul Karim, a resident of Lilong Haoreibi Makha Leikai.
Reports said Nasir was beaten to death by a mob after he was reportedly caught red handed by locals while trying to steal a R15 motorcycle at Lilong Kabui Chobok village.
However, his two alleged accomplices managed to flee.
The incident happened around 2:30 am.
One Honda Activa scooter used by the trio was seized by Lilong police from the spot.
The police said the body had been handed over to the family after conducting post mortem at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) here.
In a separate reported incident, a man was mysteriously found dead in the Imphal River section of Lilong Arapti Awang Leikai.
The body, which was found floating in the river was fished out by local residents and later handed it over to the family.
The police identified the deceased as one Md Ijazuddin, 30, son of Md Nizamuddin, a resident of Lilong Leihaokhong.
Family sources said he had gone missing a week ago.