Accused held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 09 2013:
One accused in the murder case of Tengnoupal AC MLA DK Korungthang's younger brother James has been apprehended by police.
Former PULF cadre Md Hanif alias Ibothem alias KCP (35) s/o late Yakub Ali of Sora Maning Leikai was apprehended by a combined team of Thoubal Police and Chandel Police from his home at about 3.45 this morning.
Md Hanif alias Ibothem was arrested in the course of a cordon and search operation which started at around 2 am, informed a police source.
One SIM card belonging to late DK James alias Moshilpha and three mobile phone handsets were recovered from the possession of Hanif.
Hanif was produced before the Court of CJM Thoubal this afternoon and the Court remanded him to police custody for seven days.
It is said that Hanif is also a drug abuser.
MLA DK Korungthang's younger brother DK James alias Moshilpha was found hacked to death at his native village of Laiching Minou in the morning July 3 .
Moshilpha who worked as Chowkidar of Laiching Minou Water Supply plant was also member of the Village Authority.
He is survived by his wife and five sons.