Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 10:
Enraged over the handing of Heikrujam Budut alias Molecule, accused of attempt to rape and murder a 16 year old girl on June 7, to police without consulting the local people, a mob razed down the house of the accused today.
To control the rampaging mob, police resorted to firing tear gas shells and baton charging.
According to information received by press, the accused Budut who had been absconding since the incident surrendered to Patsoi police station yesterday.
To solve the issue, police summoned both the families of the accused and victim to the police station but no settlement could be reached.
Subsequently Budut alias Molecule was produced in Court which sentenced him to jail today.
Infuriated with the act of sending Budut to jail tacitly, the local built up a mob at about 1.30 this afternoon and razed down the house of the accused located at Tharoijam Mamang Leikai besides vandalising all the articles and properties found inside the house.
Later the local people held a meeting but it was disrupted by a police team.
The police fired tear gas shells and also baton charged the mob.
Before it was aborted by the police, the meeting resolved to oust Heikrujam Budut alias Molecule and his family from the locality.