One remanded in hit and run case
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 26 2021:
Chief Judicial Magistrate Imphal West today remanded Yambem Yushito who was arrested in a hit and run case of one 83 year old aged person to 4 days police custody.
Yambem Yushito (33 yrs) s/o Yambem Biren of Konjeng Hajari Leikai was arrested by a team of City Police Station yesterday and was produced before the Court along with a prayer for four days police custody remand.
The IO of the case through APP submitted that yesterday at around 9 am one unknown male cyclist who was coming from Thoubal Bus parking towards Keishampat Junction was knocked by one car (Maruti Baleno) coming on the same route.
The car fled without giving any sort of help/ assistance to the victim.
The victim Laishram Ibopishak Singh (83) of Keishamthong Hodam Leirak was admitted to RIMS Hospital but succumbed to the injury.
Saying that the driver of the car surrendered before police during the course of the investigation, the IO continued that the Maruti Baleno involved in the case has been seized.
During preliminary interrogation, the accused admitted to having committed the crime, but denied the charge that he deliberately knocked down the cyclist, the IO said and prayed for police custody remand of Yambem Yushito for proper investigation of the case.
The Court on perusal of the case record and other material produced remanded the accused to police custody till June 29 .