Mail News Service UNA
\nImphal, Mar 5: The dead body of a 16 year old girl was found at Haorang River under Lamshang PS this noon.
\nIn another incident, a dead body of a man was found under a culvert near State Akademy of Training this morning.
\nThe deceased was identified as Laishram Open (47) Sagolband Khamnam bazaar soyam Leirak.
\nA 16-year-old girl dead body was found floating into Merakhong river today early morning. The 16 year old girl was reportedly missing since March 2 last after going out from her house, last Tuesday . Her body was found floating in a river with half clothed and signs of rape and torture .
\nThe dead body of the 16-year old girl later identified as Khullem Tondon Devi daughter of Tolomu Singh of Luker Makha Leikai was found floating on the Merakhong river running through a neighbouring village this early morning.
\nWhen police retrieved the dead body from the river, both legs and hands were found tied with rope. Signs of biting and bruises were found. She was only wearing cloth in her upper portion.
\nPolice suspects the girl was murdered after rape and torture. Police transferred the dead body at RIMS morgue for necessary postmortem. Whether the girl was murdered after rape could be ascertained only after the result of the postmortem examination come in, police said.
\nFamily members said that the girl failed to back home after going out on the night of March 2 last, around 9.30 pm. However, they did not enquired her whereabouts thinking that she would have stayed at the house of her mother\u2019s parental home where she used to visit and stay frequently.<\/p>\n\n