CJM summons
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 09 2015 :
The Court of CJM, Imphal East has summoned ten people including three members of a family in connection with the physical assault of a young boy who worked as a domestic help.
An order issued by the Court asked the ten people to appear before the Court on June 16 without fail.
Irom Lokendro (53) of Wangkhei Angom Leikai, his wife Chitra and daughter Lemina (21) are among the people summoned by the CJM, Imphal East.
Lokendro is said to be an Accountant at NSS Department, New Secretariat.
The other seven are Razat Chungkham (21) s/o Nickel of Thangmeiband Meisnam Leikai, Raj Nongthombam (21) s/o Manichandra of Thangmeiband, Salam Bidyachandra (21) s/o Surchandra of Uripok Yambem Leikai, Hawaibam Boinao (21) s/o Jiten of Uripok Yambem Leikai, Moirangthem Karnajit (21) s/o Kanhai of Uripok Sorbon Thingel Leikai, Laishram Popo (21) s/o Ibomcha of Uripok Sorbon Thingel Leikai and N Naoba (21) s/o Rameshwar of Kwakeithel Akham Leikai.
They were reportedly friends of a son of Lokendro who has expired.
The CJM Imphal East summoned them in connection with an FIR registered at Porompat police station.
According to a report given to police by the victim's elder brother, the boy then 17 years old was beaten black and blue by the 10 persons on August 10 and 11, 2013 .
The boy was working as a domestic help at Lokendro's home since 2010.For two days, the boy was thrashed mercilessly by Lokendro's family and his late son's friends inside the bathroom.
The boy was also smacked with firewood repeatedly.
As they again started beating the boy in the morning of August 13, the boy jumped down from the first floor of the house and ran into the nearby office of WAL United Youth Club.
Volunteers of the club and Childline Imphal took the boy to JNIMS in the night of August 13 .
The boy was physically tortured on the charge that he stole an ATM card belonging to Moirangthem Karnajit's father.
The ATM card was never discovered from the boy and there was no record of withdrawing money using the same ATM card, according to the elder brother's report.