IMPHAL, Nov 24: An elderly farmer was beaten to death and his panchayat member wife thrashed by militants for allegedly not meeting their extortion demand in Imphal East district of Manipur.
Official sources said 66-year old Ngangom Kuber was tilling land along with his wife Bhanu and some others at Nungpakthabi area yesterday when they were forcibly lifted by a group having identified itself as members of the Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) Sangai Rajen group.
While Kuber was lynched at a nearby hillock, his wife was severely beaten up, the sources said. The militants, however, let off the others. According to reports while the militants had demanded Rs 3 lakh from the deceased, arguing it would have to be paid since Bhanu was a panchayat member, Kuber with the help of his wife could manage Rs 1 lakh.
Reports also claimed the money and some weapons were unearthed from a spot by police commandos and Assam Rifles personnel later following a tip-off and the ultras became suspicious of the couple. (PTI)
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