Youth found dead, five of a family held
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 15 2023:
Five members of a family have been arrested in connection with the death of a 23-year-old youth, whose body was found at Nungei Dolaithabi Loukol under Lilong police station on Saturday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Md Amar, son of Md Najir Khan of Lilong Nungei Khunou and the five suspected to be involved in the case as Md Habibur Rahman (50), son of late Base; his wife Gohorjan alias Gaho (55), and their sons Md Hassan (30), Md Amir alias Boboi (27) and Md Sakir (24) of Lilong Chingjao.
Police source said that a team of Lilong police station retrieved the youth's body after receiving information from local sources.
The local people present there identified the body as that of Md Amar, who was reported missing since Thursday.
His wife Kulsum also filed a missing person report on the same day at Lilong PS.
The body has been brought to JNIMS mortuary for post mortem examination after conducting crime scene investigation by forensic experts in the presence of an executive magistrate.
Police arrested Habibur Rahman and his three sons on Friday for questioning and they have been remanded in police custody till April 20 while Habibur's wife Gohorjan was arrested on Saturday.