Locals go hostile after police fails to punish culprits behind the killing of Arun
Protestors quash with police; Imphal-Yairipok road disrupts
Source: IT News
Imphal, May 04 2019:
Large number of people from Bamon Kampu area in Imphal East today stormed to the police station demanding immediate punishment of those involved in the killing of Khunjamayum Arun, a resident of Bamon Kampu Makha leikai.
The deceased was found brutally murdered on April 21, and police had arrested the wife of the deceased identified as Kh (O) Helen and the Pradhan of Bamon Kampu Gram Panchayat, Naoshekpam Rabi.
Both the suspects are in the custody of Irilbung Police Station after they had been remanded in custody after producing to the Court on April 24 for further investigation as police smell involvement of more persons to the brutal killing.
A JAC formed against the brutal murder of Arun, has been keeping a close eye to the development of the case and has been demanding capital punishment of both Helen and Rabi who had illicit relationship and allegedly killed Helen's husband Arun.
Large number of locals of Bamon Kampu area under the aegis of the JAC formed against the brutal murder today waited for the police to produce the duo at Law court at Lamphel at around 11 am.
The police however, produced the duo before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Imphal East before 11 sensing unwanted trouble from the site of the JAC.
The way the police produced the alleged murderers had provoked the locals to turn hostile as they are eager to know the kind of punishment awarded to the two alleged murderers.
After the gathering large number of locals found out that the two murderers had been produced at the court and taken into judicial custody before the members of the JAC arrived, large number of people from Bamon Kampu area throng to the Irilbung police station in Imphal East demanding justice for the victim.
As police tried to stop them, the agitators confronted the police team in front of the Police station.
The Police then resorted into action by firing rounds of tear gas shell as well as firing blank shot in the air to disperse the agitators.
The agitators too seems to cross the limit of tolerance and instead of going back , some among them started pelting towards the police team causing an injury to a police constable.
The stone pelting war continue till the filing of his news story.
A reporter was also hurt after he was hit by a sling shot from the agitators.
At Bamon Kampu area large number of people came out in the street and blocked all sort of vehicular movement.
Even a police vehicle was force to return back by the irate mob somewhere near Irilbung.
Talking to media persons, a member of the JAC said that the local MLA N.Indrajit will be boycotted if the authority fails to arrest all those involved in the brutal murder of Arun and award capital punishment at the earliest possible time.
The JAC still is not receiving the dead body of Khujamayum Arun.
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