Housewife found hung to death
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 23 2023:
A 29 year old married woman was found hung to death in her bedroom at Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai, yesterday.
The deceased has been identified as Laishram ongbi Devia Devi from Ningthoukhong and she got married to Laishram Rocky of Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai about three years back.
The parental side of the deceased, however, claimed that Devia might have been hanged after she was killed by her husband and parents-in-law.
Reportedly, police have arrested Laishram Rocky, his parents, elder sisters and a niece in connection with the case.
The deceased got married three years back and she left behind a daughter aged one year and three months.
Devia was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her bedroom at around 10 am yesterday.
According to the locals, the family had frequent arguments and on April 21 night Devia was seen running out of the house seeking help before she was taken inside by the family members.
Speaking to the media, one of her relatives from the parental side said that there were some issues during the time of marriage as Devia and her husband shared a common consanguinity but the matter was resolved as the couple eloped on their consent.
She claimed that the deceased raised a complaint against her mother-in-law of assaulting her to them recently and alleged that they received a call from her husband on April 21 who informed them that Devia was unwell and was at hospital for medical check-up.
Surprisingly, "Rocky told us that her wife is no more the following day (April 22)," she claimed and alleged that Devia was found hanging from a ceiling fan in a very suspicious manner when they went inside her bedroom.
She further claimed that there were bruise marks on the body of Devia.
It is reported that the parents of the deceased weren't allowed to go inside the room where the body was hanging by the police.
A number of police personnel were deployed in the area to prevent the situation from going out of hand and later they (the police) gave permission to some of the family members to see the deceased after they started protesting.
The corpse was taken down by the police after an inquest by forensic experts.
An autopsy was conducted today at RIMS morgue in the presence of a Magistrate with full video coverage.
The corpse has been deposited at RIMS morgue again.