Brick field keeper killed
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 18, 2012:
A brick field keeper was bludgeoned to death by masked men last night at Pheidinga near inter-village road in Loitang Khunou under Sekmai police station of Imphal West district, police said on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Ayekpam Nabachandra, 55, s/o A.Iboton of Purul Likli Litanpokpi.
The victim was working as a keeper for a couple of years at the brick field belonging to Elangbam Sunil, a resident of Keishamthong Elangbam Leikai of Imphal West.
Last night at about 9, some unidentified masked men barged into the house where Nabachandra was staying alone and after exchanging a few words with Nabachandra, they started beating up Nabachandra with sticks, said Dhanmaya, a widow whose house is located just next to Nabachandra's.The 47-year-old woman (Dhanmaya) who has been staying near the brick field with her three children tried to rush the victim to a hospital that night but to no avail, Dhanmaya regretted.