Man convicted in 2014 murder case
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 13 2024:
Sessions Judge, Bishnupur district has ruled that accused Yumnam Babu was guilty of murdering one Nongmaithem Iboton of Kumbi IV Road under Kumbi police station in April, 2014 .
During hearing of the case on Friday, Yumnam Babu (60) was produced before the court with the prosecution informing that on April 27, 2014 around 9 pm, one Nongmaithem Arun s/o Iboton of Kumbi IV Road filed a report to Kumbi PS.
The report said that Arun s father-in-law contacted him around 3 pm informing that Yumnam Babu had brutally thrashed his (Arun) father.
He immediately returned home and found his father death.
Based on the report, Kumbi PS registered an FIR under Section 302 of IPC and launched an investigation.
As part of the investigation, police arrested Babu the next day and interrogated him.
Babu revealed that on the tragic day, he was drinking with Iboton at the latter's home.
An argument ensured and he banged Iboton 's head 4-5 times on the door.
After Iboton lost consciousness, Babu left him lying on the veranda before he fled the scene and hid in the residence of a friend at Terakhong Awang Leikai.
During the course of investigation, police collected the evidences, documents and statements, based on which the IO of the case filed the chargesheet on November 23, 2017 .
After thoroughly examining the IO's report and other related materials, the court found Yumnam Babu guilty under Section 304 (II) (Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder) of IPC .