Aizawl: Border tensions increased in Dholy along Jalan Raya Aizawl-Silchar because of the death of a murder accused of a central Aizawl prison on Wednesday resulted in the stones thrown into trucks registered in Mizoram on Thursday, police said.
A senior police said that even though the Meitei community in the city of Dholy District Cachar did not block the road, the tension wins in the area.
“We have suggested oil tankers not to add acid because the situation is turbulent,” he said.
The problem began when K Robin Singh (48), a resident of Dholy Ramprashadpur, Cachar Regency, the driver of a oil tanker, was found unconscious near Lengpui Village on Jalan National 306 by police officials from the nearest Sairang Police Station.
The police were told by telephone in the morning.
Singh surrendered on his injuries when he was taken to the Aizawl civil hospital and was declared ‘taken dead’.
The police launched an investigation into the incident and arrested Nripen Singh (50), a resident of Dholai, Cachar District, and Helper Robin Singh, after the suspect escaped for more than 12 hours.
The police report said that the defendant was thoroughly interrogated by the Sairang police when he allegedly admitted that he had hacked the deceased using machetes in their vehicle near the Buichali Bridge when the victim had insulted him in a drunk condition and was rejected to pay money for his food.
The defendant was produced in front of the Judicial Court in Aizawl, who returned it in your holding after a thorough interrogation.
His statement was recorded to be properly, said the report, added that he was sent to the central prison in Tanhril, near Aizawl on February 1.
The report said Nripen died of hanging himself in his cell.
A prison found it around 6am on Wednesday.
“He was put forward at 7 Ward ‘D’ on his confession to prison on February 1, but was then transferred to the” cell-b penalty “when he hit 2 of his friends with brick on February 2 which was then referred to a civil hospital, “Said a senior police officer said.
Lalmawizuala, first grade judge Judicial, Aizawl’s judicial district conducted an examination of Nripen Singh’s body in place and also conducted an investigation needed.
The autopsy was carried out in a civil hospital in Aizawl, after that the body was handed over to his relatives.
Autopsy was again carried out on the body at the Silchar medical college, but the Nripen family refused to accept his body until 1 morning insisted that he was killed when detained.
He was cremated on Friday afternoon.
Assam Petroleum Mazdoor Union accused Nripen died in police custody after he was attacked by members of the local civil society.
Tensions increased along the Assam-Mizoram border in Dholy for the death of ‘prisoners’
