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Police arrest 4 accused in murder of Sapam Ranjit of Heingang, angry mob destroys houses of the accused

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Imphal, 23 March 2017 ( Evening News ) : Furious mob demolished the houses of those accused in the killing of Sapam Ranjit @ Amu from Heingang Awang leikai. Police fired tear gas shells to control the situation. 4 persons including the girlfriend of Ranjit have been arrested by  police. It may be recalled that Sapam Ranjit who was a tractor was found dead near a farm between Heingang Leikha and Mongjam yesterday morning. Police arrested his girl friend Luxma, 16 and her mother Thoudem Tombinou, 48 from Achanbigei Akham leirak, Soram Sanjoy, 26 from Achanbigei Akham Awang and Koijam Roshan, 26 from Khundrakpam Ethei Mayai leikai. On hearing the news of their arrest, angry people damaged the houses of Thoudem Tombinou and Soram Sanjoy this morning around 8:30. Later the mob stormed the house of Koijam Roshan at Khundrakpam. A large number of police personnel stopped the people when they reached a bridge between Pangei and Khundrakpam. Police fired tear gas shells to control the mob and the mob pelted stones at the police in retaliation. Meanwhile some persons managed to sneak through a lane and damaged the house of Koijam Roshan. Co convenor of the JAC formed against the killing of Ranjit, Sanoujam Tondang said the 4 culprits were arrested after it was discovered that Ranjit was talking on the phone with a girl from Achambigei on the day of the murder. He alleged that it was a planned murder as Tombinou hired the killers as she did not approve of the relation between Ranjit and her daughter. He said she wanted her daughter to marry Koijam Roshan. He said their involvement in the killing was suspected when they found Luxma coming back to her house after eloping with Koijam Roshan on the previous day of the murder. Tondang said Tayenjam Kennedy, the owner of the tractor and his wife Tayenjam Abemma were not involved in the murder. He appreciated chief minister Nongthombam Biren for assuring to produce the culprits within 2 days.

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