Drivers decry murder, stage protest
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 09 2023:
All Imphal to Moreh Drivers' Union resorted to one-day steering office agitation and organised sit-in protest at Yaiskul Police Lane here on Monday in condemnation of the murder of passenger van driver Yanglem Priyobrata of Nachou Awang Leikai Ward No 2, who was killed after hiring his vehicle for a trip.
Union member Khundrakpam Binodkumar told media persons at the protest site that the murder of Priyobrata has created a sense of insecurity among the drivers and also posed serious threat to survival of the bereaved family.
The deceased driver was hired by one Heisnam James of Lamboi Khongnangkhong on December 30 last year for a trip and he went missing since then.
Priyobrata's body was found only after police arrested James and he disclosed the location of his body to police, the member recounted.
He also remembered Priyobrata as a simple and innocent person, who used to make a living by driving passenger van and demanded the government to thoroughly investigate the murder and punish all those involved in the crime.