Husband shoots wife to death
Source: The Sangai Express
Bishnupur, June 29 2017:
In a macabre incident, a woman was shot dead by her own husband at around 11.30 pm yesterday at Kwakta Khuman Thongkhong Ward no 8, Kwakta Gram Panchayat under Moirang police station .
The victim has been identified as Shamila alias Ibe Bibi (36) d/o Md Jamaluddin and her husband has been identified as Md Safi (45) s/o (L) Atolbabu of Sangaiyumpham Cherapur, Thoubal .
According to the father of the deceased Md Jamaluddin, the couple has a 13 year old daughter and a 9 year old son .
Md Safi is a personnel of 8th Manipur Rifles and is staying at Sangaiyumpham with his second wife while Ibe Bibi stayed at her father's residence along with the two children.
Accusing Safi of physically harassing Ibe Bibi, Md Jamaluddin alleged that Safi carried out the heinous act taking the opportunity when no one was present in the house .
According to the deceased victim's son Kurban (9), his father, Safi, broke through the soft walls of the house and shot his mother to death.
A team of State Forensic expert team arrived at the scene and after the inquest of the dead body, it was deposited at the RIMS morgue for postmortem .
The accused, Md Safi, has been sent to Moirang police station and the police have launched an investigation to recover the weapon used by the accused for committing the crime.