IMPHAL, July 29 NNN : Police today claimed to have cracked the L Sanjoy murder case after three accused in the case were arrested and taken into its custody.
On Monday, the accused were paraded before the media at Lamphel Police Station, Imphal West district. Officer-in-Charge of the police station, N Ingocha while brifing the media identified the trio as Kongkham Tomba, 33, son of late K Bheigyachandra of Nambol Kongkhgam Leikai, Sagolsem Raju, 39, son of S Nanda of Moirang Sribon, also in Bishnupur district and Lairellakpam Jackey, 38, son of late L Ningthem of Lamlai Maning Leikai in Imphal West.
OC Ingocha said the trio was close friends of Sanjoy and the four worked together for more than one decade as daily wage earners and they also worked as rickshaw pullers. The accused had been staying at Chingmeirong Yenkhoiba Keithel Sang here while the victim, hailing from Mayang Imphal Kokchai Maning Leikai, was staying at Mantripukhri in a rented house, he said.
On July 21 night when Sanjoy was found dead, the four, who were drunk, had a brawl which resulted in the death of Sanjoy, the OC said. He said the scuffle took place after the accused refused to give a rickshaw to the victim for returning home. Kongkham Tomba hit on his head with a iron chain fixed in a key, Ingocha said.
Locals of the area came out to intervene when the fighting was still going on following which Sanjoy left the spot walking alone, but succumbed on his way near Chingmeirong Oil Pump that night, he added.
He said the case will be handed over to Imphal Police Station as the site where the incident occurred is under the jurisdiction of this police station.
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