Man bludgeons wife to death
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 02 2022:
In an incident that is as shocking as it was gruesome, a 48 year old man allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death on November 30 last at Terakhong Thoubal Leikai under Kumbi police station in Bishnupur district.
The deceased has been identified as Thiyam ongbi Binda while the accused is one Thiyam Deben of Terakhong Thoubal Leikai.
The couple has three sons and one daughter.
According to sources, a complaint was lodged by the elder brother of the deceased at around 8 pm on November 30, claiming that Deben hit his sister with a hammer at their residence, following which Binda died on the spot.
Sources said that the accused is an alcoholic and he often quarrelled with his wife.
Deben is a quarry worker.
Reportedly, the corpse was found lying in a pool of blood by the youngest son of the couple.
The body was later picked up after inquest by police and deposited at RIMS morgue.
Deben was arrested yesterday by Kumbi police and the hammer seized after registering a case.
He was produced before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Bishnupur today by Kumbi police along with a prayer to send the accused to police custody for four days.
The Court on perusal of the case record and after hearing the submission of the IO remanded the accused to police custody till December 5 .
It is further reported that the post mortem of the deceased was conducted today at RIMS morgue in the presence of Executive Magistrate with video coverage.
The corpse has reportedly been handed over to family members to perform the last rites.