Hubby charged with killing Vimiya
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 18 2012:
Family members of Vimiya Raikham of Lunghar village under Ukhrul district, who succumbed to her burnt injuries on October 8 last after undergoing treatment at RIMS for around 45 days, have charged her husband Ningreiwonson Ashang with killing Vimiya.
Addressing a press conference at Manipur Press Club here today, Khuthingla Raikham, mother of Vimiya Raikham, informed that her daughter who was married to Ningreiwonson Ashang of Lunghar village and had a three and a half years old son and a daughter, who is one and a half years old.
Vimiya was also into 7 months' pregnancy with third child.
The mother alleged her daughter was burnt alive by Ningreiwonson Ashang as she was poor.
"Many a time, my daughter was tortured by her husband and in-laws.
Because of the torture she came back to stay at her maternal home.
However, in January 2012, her father-in-law came to take her back.
But we heard that she sustained 95% burnt injuries and was undergoing treatment at RIMS.
The incident of burning took place on October 25 and she was admitted to RIMS on 26 October", the mother recalled.
The heartbroken mother further disclosed that Ningreiwonson Ashang had earlier eloped a girl and brought her home.
But on finding that he already has a wife and children, the girl left.
Later again, Ningreiwonson Ahang continued to keep relations with other women and returned home late drunk and beat Vimiya.
During her treatment at RIMS Vimiya Raikham told her mother not to keep her two children at her in-laws house as they are treated cruelly by her husband, the mother said.
After the death of Vimiya Raikham, none of her maternal family members were not allowed to meet her children, Khuthingla Raikham said and appealed to the concerned authority to hand over the children to the maternal home and take up necessary actions against Ningreiwonson Ashang for torturing and killing Vimiya Raikham.
Pemmei Raikham, an elder sister of the deceased, informed that there were also instances at RIMS where the husband came and told Vimiya Raikham that he will save her life if she does not tell the doctors that he was tortured and burnt by him.
At times, he also told her that he will destroy her entire clan.