4 accused in killing of youth held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 23 2017:
Imphal East district police have arrested four persons including an underaged girl accused in the killing of Sapam Ranjit @ Amuba (25) who was found dead with torture marks at Heingang yesterday morning.
Three of the four apprehended persons are identified as Soram Sanjoy (34) s/o Ningthem of Achanbigei Mayai Leikai, Thoudem Tombinou (35) w/o Romeo of Achanbigei Mayai Leikai and Akoijam Roshan (25) s/o Manglem of Khundrakpam Mayai Leikai.
They were arrested by a team of Imphal East district police led by SDPO Porompat, Mayengbam Roni; DSP Commando Imphal East K Robinson and OC L Vaiphei under the supervision of Additional SP Imphal East, K Meghachandra yesterday itself.
Sanjoy and Tombinou were apprehended from near Porompat police station at around 4.40 pm while Roshan was arrested at around 12.30 am.
Heingang police produced them before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Imphal East.
The Court remanded them to police custody till March 20 .
On the other hand, the underaged girl has been sent to Langthabal observation home.
According to sources, the arrested persons during police interrogation alleged that Sapam Ranjit s/o Iboyaima allegedly raped the underaged girl a month back.
They revealed that on March 21 at around 9.22 pm the underaged girl called out Ranjit with the help of her mother and he was taken away from their locality by the girl's uncle and boyfriend (Akoijam Roshan) on a Honda Activa scooter and killed Ranjit by using an iron rod.
After killing him, Ak Rohan eloped with the underaged girl the same night, the sources said.
Meanwhile, irate locals ransacked houses of three of the four accused today morning.
Police resorted to firing tear gas shells to disperse the locals.