Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 11 2010:
A 23 year old youth was shot dead by unidentified persons at Samram in Thoubal district.
Kongbrailatpam Rakesh (23) s/o Gouradas of Samram Bamon Leikai was found shot dead at a spot between Samram Yotleikhong and Chingtham this morning.
Police suspected Rakesh might have been shot dead last night.
Local people said that they heard a gun shot at about 8 pm yesterday.
A bullet which hit Rakesh on the chin exited through the nose.
A towel worn by Rakesh as loin cloth was missing.
According to family members, Rakesh went out talking on his mobile phone wearing just a towel and a vest.
As a Brahmin, he used to work as a cook.
Taking strong exception to the killing, family members and the people of Samram have urged the Chief Minister to book and punish the killers and provide a suitable Government job to the wife of the deceased in addition to ex-gratia.
The corpse has been handed over to family members after post mortem at JNIMS today.