Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 27 2009:
Two members of a family and a girl house keeper sustained injuries when a man who demanded extortion money in the name of an underground organization attacked them with a knife tonight at Top Awang Leikai under Porompat police station in Imphal east.
The attacker named Md Yahiya Khan (27) son of Md Ibopishak of Khabeisoi was later caught by the local people and beaten up and handed over to the police.
He has been hospitalized by the police.
The incident occurred tonight at around 7 pm at the house of one Ningthouren (75) and he sustained injuries at his right thigh when the imposture attack with a knife he carried with.
The eldest son of the family Sharat injured at his right leg while Mangitabam Menaka (22) daughter of Ibochouba, living in the house as helper also sustained injuries.
They have been evacuated at Raj Polyclinic while the attacker has been admitted at JN Hospital.
Ningthouren run a rice mill at his home while his son Sharat is serving as cold storage mechanic at the state agriculture department.
According to the family source, on February 8, some unidentified men claimed themselves to be activists of the KCP general secretary KK Mangang delivered a demand letter of Rs 5 lakh to the family.
On that day, they also taken away Rs 20,000 and today the imposture intruded into the house by crossing the main gate of the house and insisted to give the remaining amount.
When the imposture pressed them and the family members attempted to overpower him.
At the Yahiya took out a knife he bring with and started attacking the family members.
On hearing the hue and cry in the house, residents at the neighbor rushed to the spot and caught the imposture and beaten up blue and black and later called the police ad handed over, the report said.