Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 10:
In unrelated incidents at different places of the State, two suspected underground activists were killed in encounter, a six year old girl was crushed to death by a truck while a youth has been admitted to RIMS Hospital with grievous head injury after his father-in-law attacked him with a machete.
In the first instance, commandos of Imphal West reportedly killed two suspected activists of KCP during a fierce encounter at Haorang Sabal area at around 10.15 am today.
According to information given by the SP of Imphal West, a team of Commandos rushed to Haorang Sabal Mayai Leikai and conducted a search operation on receiving information that KCP cadres were seen in the area.
During the course of the search operation, suspected KCP members numbering about 4/5 fired upon the Commandos and started running.
The Commando team also retaliated and killed two of them on the spot.
One .38 revolver with three live rounds and three demand letters of KCP signed by chief finance project Kh Lamphel Luwangcha were recovered from the slain persons, the SP said.
The SP further informed that the Commandos of Imphal West also rescued a person identified as Kakyelpaibam Chinglemba (16) s/o K Bono Singh of Sairem Khul Maning Leikai, who was kidnapped by KCP for ransom.
The mother of the boy, Baby Devi was also brought along for safe custody, the police officer added.
In another incident which took place at around the same time as the Haorang Sabal encounter, one Baby Anita (6 yrs) was crushed to death by a Tata truck near Lilong Kalikhong.
The victim is informed to be the daughter of one Md Naziruddin of Lilong Tolenkhul Itham Leikai.
Traffic along NH-39 near Lilong area was briefly affected due to the accident.
Sources informed that the police have detained the truck bearing registration number MN03/0362 and taken it under its custody.
In the third incident, which occurred at around 11 pm yesterday, one 22 year old Haobijam Ashil, who was staying at his in-laws� Iroisemba residence had to be rushed to RIMS hospital with head injuries after he was assaulted by his father-in-law.
Hailing from Naoremthong Laishram Leikai, Ashil was attacked with a machete by the father in-law identified as Mayanglambam Uthan (75).Meanwhile, hours before Imphal Municipal council employees disposed a body today family members turned up to claim the corpse which was lying at RIMS mortuary since the last few days.
As the body of Md Sahir Ahmed, killed by police commando on May 6 night at Dharmashala was ordered to be dispoed as an unclaimed body, family members showed up at the mortuary to claim the body amidst dramatic situation.
Informed source said that despite the IO, armed with the disposal order of DM Imphal West, arriving at the morgue to complete the medical procedure necessary before disposing the �unclaimed body� forensic Dept personnel refused to dissect it as the order mentioned the name and details of the victim.
While the IO was scurrying around the Forensic Department block to get approval from the department�s authority, Sahir�s family members descended at the mortuary resulting in the claiming the �unclaimed body�.
In the meantime, Imphal East district police SP has claimed to have arrested one PLA activist identified as Yaikhom Rohen alias Bidani (23) s/o Y Ibochou of Kharasom Mayai leikai from Phaknung village yesterday morning.