Morung Express News
Dimapur | April 17
Dimapur | April 17
A twenty year-old woman was found dead in Dimapur on April 17. The deceased was found naked from the waist down with signs of severe trauma on the face, near the Golaghat Road bus stand. The body was discovered around 6:00 am today. Police suspect it to be a case of murder. It was disclosed that two persons were detained on suspicion, including the deceased’s husband. The other suspect is a woman who, police said, was a friend of the deceased.
According to police, the deceased was last seen on the night of April 16 along with her husband and another couple. It was informed that the deceased hailed from Meluri. Quoting the husband’s initial statement, police said that he was scheduled to take a night train to Guwahati when his wife went missing. They had reportedly gone to Lahorijan to put up at a friend’s house before he caught the train to Guwahati. It was suspected that the murder occurred sometime after midnight. Police declined to make any further comments, stating that the post-mortem report was pending.
Pochury organisations condemn
Meanwhile, the Pochury Hoho Dimapur District, Pochury Women Hoho Dimapur District and Pochury Students’ Union Dimapur have strongly condemned incident. A press release from the Presidents of the three frontal organisations have appealed to the law enforcing authority to immediately investigate the case and book the culprit at the earliest.
