Manipur News

IMPHAL, April 21: The Manipur Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committee has said in a press release that Dr. I. Ibohalbi has been removed from the post of Trinamool Congress Legislature Party-Leader with immediate effect due to the withdrawal of support of five MLAs out of seven party MLAs to Dr.I. Ibohalbi.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/dr-i-ibohalbi-removed/

IMPHAL, April 21: A chinese made hand grenade was found this late evening around 8pm at the residence of a businessmen identified James Kasung at Tangkhul avenue, opposite ISBT under Lamphel police station. The grenade was safely retrieved by the police around 8.30 pm.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/grenade-found/

IMPHAL, April 21: Co accused in the Baby Lungnila Elizabeth murder case Laishram Suresh was today remanded to judicial custody till May 3 by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West RK Memcha.

He was produced before the CJM by the CBI Special Branch.

Following his arrest on April 16 evening from the Sangaiprou area, Laishram Suresh alias Biren alias Nabakeshor 45 son of (L) Thambalngou of Pukhao Naharup at present staying at Nongmaikhong was in the custody remand of the CBI since April 17.

His was arrested a week after another co-accused Heisnam Premi Devi was arrested on April 9 from the RIMS campus.

He will be produced before the court again on May 3.

Another co-accused in the Baby Lungnila Elizabeth murder case against whom the CBI has announced a wanted tag of Rs One lakh identified as Ngamkhotinlal Lhouvum alias Ngamphu alias King is still at large.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/coaccused-in-elizabeth-murder-case-remanded-to-judicial-custody-till-may-3/

IMPHAL, April 21: A rally condemning the killing of Athokpam Ranbir son of (L) Ghanashyam of Wangkhei Ningtham Pukhri Mapal was taken out today.

Ranbir was found dead on April 12 at Wangkhei Yonglan Leirak with head injuries from the gate of his friend who had called him out of his house the previous night.

The rally was taken around Wangkhei Ningthem Pukhri mapal and Andro Parking. However, on reaching Palace gate, a police team made the protestors to turn back.

The protestors demanded accused Loken should be hanged till death.

Unless Loken is punished, it will encourage further such crimes in the state, lamented a protestor.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/protestors-demand-death-for-accused-in-ranbir-killing/

IMPHAL, April 21: The Election Commission of India has declared under sub-section (2) of Section 58 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 that the poll held on April 17 last in polling station of 31/1 Moijing of the Thoubal assembly constituency of the No. 1 Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency to be void and appointed April 22, 2014 as the date and fixed the hours from 7 am to 4 pm for taking fresh poll of the said polling station in accordance with the Commission’s instruction contained in the chapter XIII of the Handbook for Returning Officers, said it in a press release issued by CEO Manipur.

In this connection, the concerned Returning Officer and police department have been directed to make necessary arrangement for the fresh poll, the release further mentioned.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/311-moijing-repoll-on-april-22/

IMPHAL, April 21: Parents of the girl whose doctored pictures were allegedly uploaded on a social networking site has claimed that the pictures were uploaded with full knowledge of the parents of the accused.

Addressing a press conference, the father of the girl said that the parents were fully aware of the uploading of the pictures and should be put in jail along with their son.

He said the allegations that a tiffin box having poisoned food inside the jail cell of the accused is totally baseless and unfounded.

Since the pictures have been uploaded, his daughter has been mentally harassed and now with the issue being reported by newpapers, she is suffering from fear psychosis, he said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/accuseds-parents-knew-of-doctored-pictures/