The deceased has been identified as one F Thangmoi (50) w/o Asher Jamkhomang Lhungdim.
Information received by The Sangai Express said, her prolonged absence from the house since early today began to disturb the family members and made frantic calls were made to some of her colleagues to know her whereabouts.
As the family was left clueless of her whereabouts even after enquiring her colleagues, they began looking for her inside the bathroom and other isolated places, wherein they chanced upon blood stains inside her bedroom, said a source. They then informed her colleagues as well as police about the discovery.
The police on arriving at the Govt quarter she and her family were residing began looking for clues and eventually discovered her lifeless body below the house floor stacked beneath wooden pieces.
With little to cover her body when the police retrieved her body, the woman appeared to be in her sleeping-robe.
Police sources said, they believe the incident took place in between 4 and 5 in the morning. Blood stains were recovered in the bed, parts of the mosquito net, floor and on the grass outside the residence.
Closer examination of the dead body indicated that it was dragged from the main bed room through the bathroom and another unoccupied bedroom before it was stacked among the wooden pieces.
Mysteriously, the blood stains on the floor were found washed. Two of her daughters who slept in a separate room were unaware of the entire episode.
Her husband, Asher Jamkhomang Lhungdim as well claimed that his wife was still in bed when he left her for a regular morning walk.
Refusing to take any chances the police detained him for interrogation, while the dead body was taken to Imphal for autopsy.
A reliable source said, the deceased cashier had recently received a threat on her mobile phone, and interestingly the cashier’s mobile received a text message later today telling her (in Mizo) that she should learn a lesson from what she have just experience.
The police are trying their best to trace the mobile phone.
COPTAM flays
JIRIBAM, Nov 25 : The Committee on Protection of Tribal Areas Manipur (COPTAM), Tamenglong district has flayed the State Government for construction of an IRB/Commando post at Vangai Chungao village of Tousem sub-division without consent of the village authority and the local people, reports our correspondent.
The committee rued that this step of the State Government was against the interest of tribal populace in general and Kuki community in particular.
It further urged the Government to redress the grievances of people at the earliest, else intense agitation would be launched.
CDSU petitions CM for SSC exam centre
IMPHAL, Nov 25 : Pointing out that candidates from Churachandpur district face a number of inconveniences while appearing for different SSC examinations, mostly conducted at Imphal, the Churachandpur District Students’ Union (CDSU) has proposed setting up of an SSC exam centre at Churachandpur district headquarters at the earliest.
in a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister, CDSU reminded the State Government that an MOU had been signed under which the latter agreed to recommend to the Central Government for setting up SSC exam centre at Churachandpur.
Mentioning that till September 2010 records maintained by the District Employment Exchange indicate that there are 71,125 unemployed youths in the district, the CDSU representation reasoned that presence of such a huge number of unemployed youths necessitates establishing of an SSC exam centre.
While expressing strong resentment that inspite of the agreement there is no sign of positive measures taken by the State Government on the issue, CDSU said by holding SSC examinations only at Imphal many candidates are deprived opportunity to appear in SSC examinations or similar exercise conducted by the MPSC as Imphal is prone to wildcat agitations such as bandh, blockades and strikes.
Contending that such disruptive agitations imposed in the valley areas are intended to hinder conveyance of candidates from other districts and remote areas, CDSU cited an incident on July 27, 2008 wherein bandh supporters along Tiddim Road obstructed movement of candidates from Churachandpur district who were supposed to appear in the Combined Graduate Exam 2008.
The student body also highlighted that Churachandpur district headquarters has every facilities necessary for holding SSC examinations in addition to the district being the second largest town of Manipur not only in terms of population but also in literacy rate and number of educated unemployed youths.
Meanwhile, another CDSU release deplored recent decision of the State Cabinet to appoint a Senior MCS officer for the post of Executive Director/DRDA.
The CDSU reiterates its stance in conformity to Central Govt guidelines that the post of Executive Director/DRDA be entrusted to a competent officer, preferably an IAS officer, the student body said while cautioning that failure to acknowledge sentiment of the tribal people would constraint CDSU to take appropriate action.
UNC, KIM say no to UG rehab in Chandel
Imphal, Nov 25: Joining the chorus against the Manipur Government decision of “sheltering” of the proscribed KCP of Lallumba group cadres in Chandel district, the United Naga Council (UNC) and the Kuki Inpi, Manipur (KIM) said today that they disapproved the State Government decision.
KIM and UNC, the apex social organisations of both the Kukis and the Nagas in Manipur respectively, informed NNN that they would extend their solidarity and support to the move of those tribal people of Chandel district to oppose the stationing of “KCP surrenderees” at Leikun village. UNC and KIM term the State Government decision as “anti-hill people”.
“We will stand behind the people who are fighting for their rights to live in peace in Chandel district,” pledged the UNC and KIM.
Meanwhile, normal activities have been disrupted along the Imphal-Moreh section of NH-39 following the 24-hour bandh called by Naga Students’ Union, Chandel (NSUC) and Kuki Students’ Organisation, Chandel district which started since 6 am of November 25 against the State Government decision on the KCP issue. No transporters carried out their normal chores today. However, there was no report of any untoward incident till the filing of this story. The bandh will end at 6 am of November 26.
~ TSE
