Imphal, Dec 12: A 43-year-old woman received gunshot wound when one of her neighbours attacked her over a debt at Sagolband Bojoygovinda Leikai in Imphal West district under Lamphel police station on Monday. The accused is absconding.
The victim has been identified as R.K. Thabaton, 43 D/o R.K. Modhusana, a resident of Sagolband Bijoygovinda while the accused was one R.K. Naocha, 28 S/o R.K. Sanatomba of Sagolband Bijoygovinda Mamang Leikai. Thabaton was rushed to the RIMS hospital after she sustained one bullet injury on her left thigh in the attack.
Sources said the homestead of the victim, Thabaton has been mortgaged for the last four years to one Kiranmala, a cousin of the accused and a few days before, the mortgager was asked to return the money she borrowed and warned that she would be vacated from the debt land within 10 days. Today being the last day of the dateline, the mortgagee, Kiranmala came to the residence along with her cousin Naocha this morning only to have an altercation as Thabaton failed to give back the money.
According to eyewitnesses, Kiranmala and Naocha left the residence after a brief quarrel but Naocha returned to the house with zipping a gun under his belt and fired two rounds at Thabaton and her husband Bijoy after calling them out at the courtyard. One gunshot hit on the left thigh of Thabaton and the other missed. A case has been registered in connection with the incident at the Lamphel police station and the mother of the accused, R.K. Prnimashi was also in their custody for investigation on the weapon her son possessed, a police source said.
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