Teenage Moreh girl shot dead by boyfriend

From Our Correspondent

MOREH | July 23

A 13 years old girl was shot dead allegedly by a Kuki National Army (KNA) cadre at Moreh Ward No.1 at around 5 am today.

The deceased girl was a class IX student of Mt Moreh Public School, Canan Veng and she has been identified as Nengneingah Khongsai, daughter of Letthang Khongsai of Thingphai village, currently resided at her uncle’s place at Gilgal Veng.

The accused has been arrested he has claimed himself to be the boyfriend of the girl and he has been identified as Seikhosat Haokip alias Sasat Haokip, son of Thanglet Haokip of Chavanhphai, Moreh. He is said to be a cadre of Kuki Natinal Army who was deputed as a personnel bodyguard of a KNA leader. A country made 9mm pistol and three rounds of ammunition were recovered from him by the police.

While the police tried to take the culprit to Imphal, a mob of locals had an altercation with the police demanding to handover the culprit to public and an immediate bandh was called by the public around 11 am. Later, SP of Tengnoupal, S. Ibomcha had a talk with the public and controlled the situation to take the culprit to Imphal.

From Our Correspondent

MOREH | July 23

A 13 years old girl was shot dead allegedly by a Kuki National Army (KNA) cadre at Moreh Ward No.1 at around 5 am today.

The deceased girl was a class IX student of Mt Moreh Public School, Canan Veng and she has been identified as Nengneingah Khongsai, daughter of Letthang Khongsai of Thingphai village, currently resided at her uncle’s place at Gilgal Veng.

The accused has been arrested he has claimed himself to be the boyfriend of the girl and he has been identified as Seikhosat Haokip alias Sasat Haokip, son of Thanglet Haokip of Chavanhphai, Moreh. He is said to be a cadre of Kuki Natinal Army who was deputed as a personnel bodyguard of a KNA leader. A country made 9mm pistol and three rounds of ammunition were recovered from him by the police.

While the police tried to take the culprit to Imphal, a mob of locals had an altercation with the police demanding to handover the culprit to public and an immediate bandh was called by the public around 11 am. Later, SP of Tengnoupal, S. Ibomcha had a talk with the public and controlled the situation to take the culprit to Imphal.

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