Mob lynches Gambhini murder suspect
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, November 28 2015 :
A mob lynched a murder suspect at Tentha Jayenti Wapal under Thoubal Police Station in Thoubal district in the wee hours of Saturday.
Chanambam Ongbi Gambhini Devi (45), wife of Chanambam Rajen (52), a resident of Thambal Chingya Cheirao Chingkhong under Kakching Police Station in Thoubal district, was allegedly stabbed to death by the suspect identified as one Oinam Amujao (24), a resident of Wabagai Lamyang Ching in Thoubal on November 26 morning.
Amujao was absconding since the incident until he was found hiding in his house by a big mob at around 2 am.
He was dragged out of the house by the locals who and lynched him to death at the spot, said sources.
A team of Thoubal Police recovered the body at around 7,30 am from the spot and sent it to the mortuary of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Imphal for post mortem.
House of the suspect was also destroyed by an angry mob on Friday.
The mob also tried to torch the house but the police foiled the attempt.
Meanwhile, the body of Gambhini, which had been lying at the JNIMS mortuary, was claimed by the family.