IT News
Imphal, Sept 5:
An old vendor lady was physically abused by a police officer who was reported to be in an inebriated state yesterday at around 8:30 pm at Tera Lukram Leirak and was admitted to Shija Hospital, Langol. The old lady ran a vegetable vendor in the area where the said incident happened.
The victim has been identified as Ningthoujam Mangolnganbi Devi(65), wife of Late N. Babuchouba of Tera Khuraijam Leirak, and the accused police officer is one Haobijam Babuchouba Singh from Tera Sapam Leirak and currently working as a Sub-Inspector in the Police Wireless Department.
It is reported that SI Babuchouba Singh arrived at the place to buy vegetables in an inebriated condition, however, he started speaking abusive and offensive words. At this, the victim old lady asked Babuchouba to go back home and take rest as he was clearly drunk. On hearing this, Babuchouba started physically assaulting the old lady, even trying to strangulate the victim. Babuchouba even threatened to kill the old lady and repeatedly kicked the old lady lying down in a pool of blood. Mangolnganbi suffered multiple injuries on her nose and mouth from the repeated kicking by Babuchouba. Babuchouba boasted about being from a wealthy family and having lots of agricultural produce and asked if someone like her(the victim) could ask him to go home.
The incident happened when there was no one around the area as it was getting late, taking advantage of it, Babuchouba was able to assault the old lady without any intervention. Luckily, Mangolnganbi was saved by a person coming to the area to pick up someone.
As Mangolnganbi is not educated and doesn’t have anyone, a police complaint was not lodged in this regard. She appealed to the concerned authority, especially Chief Minister of Manipur N Biren Singh, to look into the matter and punish the culprit, who acted like a wild animal to her, Mangolnganbi told this reporter.
