Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 29 2009:
Many social organizations based in Ukhrul district of the state today demanded booking of culprits who beaten up a woman badly and abandoned at place located between Kasom Khullen and Khamlang villages in Kasom Khullen sub-division.
The organizations demanding government immediate action to find the culprits and award of punishment included Kasom Khullen Sub-division Development Association, Tangkhul Naga Ache Longphun, Tangkhul Kadamnao Sanglong and Kasom Khullen sub-centre Sinaolong.
Speaking at a press conference held at Mission Compound, New Chekon today secretary of the Kasom Khullen Sub-division Development Association, Jojo Robertson recalled that some unidentified persons had beaten up housewife SP Worlingla having two children on May 28 last and abandoned at a place located between Kasom Khullen and Khamlang villages.
The severely injured housewife was found lying at the place without any cloths on her body in an unconscious state when villagers conducted a manhunt operation after she failed to return home.
She was immediately evacuated at JN Hospital, Imphal where she is still undergoing treatment there.
With returned to consciousness, Worlingla has disclosed that she was beaten up by her husband SW Chanch hailing from Tusara village of Ukhrul, his brother SW Shimray along with three to four persons coming together with them and abandoned there.
Based on the disclosure made by the victim woman, irate people had also dismantled the house of Shimray at Nagaram on June 25.But daughter of Shimray Watim has lodged a complaint with the police stating that around 20 persons have dismantled their house on that day.
Police are efforting to arrest three/four persons whose names have been mentioned in the complaint, he added.
He also added that Worlingla married to SW Chanch haling from Tusara village of Ukhrul in the year 2000 and have two children but after her husband brought another woman, she is staying at her parental home after allegedly tortured her by the family members.
The act is amount to looking down women section of the society, Jojo demanding justice in the incident from the government side by booking the culprits and awarding befitting punishment to them.