IMPHAL, Nov 30 MNS NNN: In two separate incidents that took place early Friday in Imphal West and Thoubal district of Manipur, a woman was found killed by slitting her throat while a 30-year-old man was shot dead.
In the first incident, a woman about 40 years of age was found dead with her throat slit with a sharp knife around 6:30 am at Iroishemba Langol road which leads to Lamdeng village under Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West.
Police said it appeared that the woman was killed by unidentified persons at the spot by slitting her throat by a knife. The body was found lying in a pool of blood by some morning joggers. A lady bag was also found about a hundred metres from the spot.
Inside the bag, probably belonged to the deceased, a mobile phone charger, a jersey, some vegetables and another red purse were found by the police.
The police have registered a case in connection with the incident. The body has also been brought to Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) for identification pending autopsy.
In the second incident, a 30-year-old man was shot dead by unknown persons at Nongangkhong Kabolambi in Thoubal district early morning.
The bullet-riddled body of Yanglem Naoba alias Bisheswor, son of Y Basanta, a resident of Thoubal Wangma Taba Sorok Mathak, was found around 6 am on a roadside of Nongangkhong Kabolambi.
He received one bullet in the forehead, police said, adding that one 9 mm pistol, one empty case, another live round and one Nokia mobile handset were recovered from the site.
The police picked up the body and deposited at s (JNIMS) for autopsy.
Meanwhile, protesting against the killing of Naoba, local residents of Thoubal Wangma Taba Sorok Mathak have blocked National Highway-2 (Imphal-Moreh road) since Friday morning.
A public meeting was also held at the locality following which a Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the killing was formed. The JAC later submitted a memorandum to Superintendent of Police, Thoubal district, Dr AK Jhalajit demanding that the state Government should book the culprits involved in the killing by December 1. The dead body would not be accepted by the JAC until and unless the culprits are booked, the JAC mentioned in the memorandum.
Naoba had left home around 5 am for his shop at Shekpi Khongnangkhong in Thoubal bazaar. The shop mainly deals with fertilizer and cement, according to his family. He leaves behind his wife and two daughters aged 2 and 7. Naoba was a businessman.
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