IMPHAL, April 9 MNS/Agencies: Manipur police Tuesday claimed to have cracked the sensational murder case of Ningombam Satyabama following the arrest of three culprits, including the lover of the late Junior Research Fellow of DBT, Pathology at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal. Meanwhile, thousands of irate people have stormed the houses of the culprits, destroying and burning them down at three different places and a fourth one was also torched for keeping and hiding the properties of one of the culprits. Manipur Director General of Police (DGP) Y Joykumar while addressing the media at the Imphal West District Police Station, said taking serious note of the murder of Satyabama, who was found dead in an open field at Bashikhong Loumanbi Loukol in Imphal East on April 5, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was set up and started investigation into the killing since that day. Suspected mobile phone numbers on the victim’s phone were examined and traced them and then pulled up two suspects namely Irilbung bazaar resident Kshetrimayum Biju alias Holendro, 28, son of Ksh Ibochou and Thoudam Jeevan, 27, son of late Th Thoiba, a resident of Irilbung Machahal Mayai Leikai, the DGP said. The police also seized one two-wheeler, a maroon Mahindra Rodeo bearing registration number MN-01-6310 from Biju and another Maruti car bearing registration number AS 01-0397 from Jeevan, he added. According to the statements given by the duo during interrogation, Satyabama had love affair with one Toijam Thesis alias Aboi alias James, 27, son of T Jugindro, a resident of Thambalkhong Sabal Leikai about four months back. Satyabama and James had sexual relationship on March 15 and after that James proposed her to elope but she declined, the DGP quoted the duo as saying. However, the love affair turned sour after Biju told Satyabama using James’ mobile phone that the later was a married man but she insisted to meet him. On April 3, Biju called her out from home, the police chief said. Biju told the police that James and Jeevan later drove in a car along with Satyabama after they met her at Singjamei bazaar the same day and then she was killed inside the car soon after she had a quarrel with James. Flanked by Imphal West Superintendent of Police, Imphal East SP, IG (LO), DIG Range-1, father of Satyabama and members of the Satyabama Joint Action Committee, the DGP further disclosed that James surrenedered to the police on Tuesday at Purum Likli in Sagolmang. He said James was not involved in the murder case but his friend Biju confessed that he murdered Satyabama and that he also narrated the police on how he committed the crime. On March 3, Biju told Satyabama that he would take her to the house of James after calling her out from home. Afterwards they came on a two-wheeler brought by Biju. On the way, Biju started to molest her but she was annoyed and somehow jumped down from the vehicle protesting the vulgarity of Biju. A squabble occurred between the two and then Biju killed her after choking the neck with the shawl she wore near a bus stand at Bashikhong. Biju then brought the lifeless body on the vehicle and dumped it in the Loumanbi Loukol field. Meanwhile, the trio involved in the Satyabama murder case has been remanded to police custody till April 15. In the meantime, thousands of angry people in several trucks, vans and two-wheelers stormed the house of the culprits and burnt them down as the news of their arrest spread today. Another house which allegedly hid properties of one of the culprits was also burnt down. The police fired several rounds of tear gas shells to control and quell them. The protesters also blocked National Highway-2 (Imphal-Dimapur raod) at Kakwa and Canchipur. UNA adds James and Jibon waited at Singjamei Super market in the Maruti 800 car. Later the four of them went together in the car in which a quarrel was erupted between James and the decease woman who insisted for eloping. James, who have already married and has a child, strangulated Satyabhama to dead by using her Chuni. The story was, however, turned out to be made up one after James @ Aboi who was called up the Imphal West District SP through the Huiyen Lanpao daily. James contradicted the story narrated by Biju saying that he was not involved in the murder of the girl even though he had affairs with her. Later after repeated interrogation Biju has confessed that the girl was murdered by him alone. As according to what he had stated to the police, the deceased lady Ningombam Satyabha was called out on the evening of April 3 by making her believed that her boyfriend was waiting for her. Biju tried to convince Satyabhama that it would not be good for her to make life partner with James as he had already married with a child and tried to assault sexually. When Satyabhama refused Biju murdered her by strangulating with her chuni, the DGP asserted. All the three accused have been produced in a local court and took remand for 15 days to the police custody for further investigation into the case, Joykumar. Soon after the names of the accused were made known, involved, angry locals and member of the JAC stormed the houses of the alleged accused and dismantled their houses before the police intervened to stop them. The house of Biju was later set a fire by the mob.
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