Imphal, April 15: Large number of people today thronged on to the police station of Mayang Imphal protesting the arrest of the Activa owner identified as Kh Ibungo in relation to the death of two Muslim youth who were allegedly lynch by a mob for trying to steal his vehicle. The two youths allegedly succumbed to injury after the mob thrashed them while trying to lift an Activa Vehicle belonging to the person stated above on April 7 at Mayang Imphal Maibam Thongkhong.
Tension runs high following a bandh called by a JAC demanding punishment of those involved in the killing of the two youth while another opposing the bandh saying that the two succumbed to injury in mob action while trying to lift the vehicle confronted on April 11. The owner of the Activa vehicle in his statement had said that he saw three youths trying to lift his vehicle which was parked at Maibam Thongkhong and as he shouted people gathered and started chasing them and two among them died in the mob action.
Following the protest and counter protest district administration imposed prohibitory order under CrPC 144 to control the situation. The police today picked up the owner for investigation into the matter but large number of people today protest the picking up of the Activa owner.
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