Three murder accused pulled up
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 29 2013:
Three persons accused in the murder of Leishangthem Sanjoy have been pulled up by police and they have been identified as Kongkham Tomba (33) s/o late Bheigyachandra of Nambol Kongkham, Sagolsem Raju (39) s/o Nanda of Moirang Sribon and Lairenlakpam Jacky (38) s/o late Ningthem of Lamlai Maning Leikai.
Briefing media persons this evening, Lamphel PS OC Inspector N Ingocha said that all the three accused were labourers taking shelter at Chingmeirong Yenkhoiba Keithel and they were acquainted with late Sanjoy.
Leishangthem Sanjoy (38) s/o late Ibocha of Mayang Imphal Kokchai Mamang Leikai was staying in a rented room at Mantripukhri and he was earning his livelihood doing all kinds of odd jobs.
He was found dead near Chingmeirong oil pump on July 22 morning.
That same morning, three suspected persons were pulled up.
Altogether 10 persons were pulled up one after another but all of them turned out to be innocent, said Inspector Ingocha.
It was on July 23, Tomba, Raju and Jacky were apprehended.
They disclosed they were involved in a brawl with Sanjoy in inebriated condition at Yengkhoiba Keithel.
Sanjoy sustained injuries on the head and succumbed to the injuries.
It Sanjoy and Jacky who came to blows first.
The brawl started when Sanjoy started pulling a rickshaw belonging to another man who used to stay together with Tomba, Raju and Jacky.
Jacky was bleeding when Sanjoy hit him.
Then Tomba turned against Sanjoy and started thrashing him and soon Tomba was joined by Raju.
Tomba repeatedly whipped Sanjoy on the head using an iron chain used in chaining the rickshaw.
Although people living in the neighbourhood came out and intervened, Sanjoy was lying on the other side of the road near the oil pump.
The iron chain used by Tomba has been seized, OC Ingocha said.
However, Sobha who was apprehended in connection with the murder has been found not involved in the case.
Sanjoy used Sobha's mobile phone and informed his family about the brawl.
Sobha and Sanjoy were not together a few moments later, explained the OC.