Family suspect foul play in death of state's family
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Dimapur, April 01 2011:
Family of Firoz Khan aka Johnny Khan prays to Allah all the time.
This prayer is for the shocking loss of their family when Khan ( 35), his wife Bejima Biwi aka Eliza (34), daughters Jennifer (14) and Tamana (10), were found charred to death at about 12.10 am of March 7, 2011 at Chumukedima town, about 8 kms away from Dimapur.
The family of Firoz Khan originally hailed from Ipum Mapal Khumudok village, under Imphal East, Manipur and were residing at a rented house belonging to Seleh Angami at Chumukedima area of Dimapur.
Firoz's father Siraj Khan worked in Nagaland police and went back to Manipur along with Firoz's mother Riazun Biwi after retirement a few years back.
Firoz married Eliza who hailed from Nagaland and continued to live in Nagaland and was running an electronic shop.
Firoz's elder brother Azad Khan who is also a resident of Dimapur, Nagaland left home and joined the family in regular prayer meetings in their village.
Azad said, 'On March 7 we came to know about the fire and death of the family.
That night (March 6) around 9.30 pm, Firoz talked over phone with the family in Manipur and informed about his plan for a visit to Bangalore and he was normal like on other days.
Azad Khan suspects foul play.
On March 25, 2011, Firoz's mother Riyajun Begum filed an FIR in Dimapur police station asking for an investigation into the incident that burnt alive the four members of the family.
What is missing is that Nagaland police failed to conduct post-mortem examinations of the dead bodies.
Azad informed that Manipur police had asked them to carry out the cremation at the earliest.
Azad demands justice and proper investigation into the incident.