A CBI official mentioned the accused, recognized as Paolun Mang, was arrested on October 11 and is being questioned. After committing the incident, he was hiding in Pune and additional investigations are on.

Four individuals, together with two girls, were already arrested by the CBI for his or her alleged involvement within the killing of two Imphal residents. The 4 who’ve been arrested are all Kukis. “We have arrested four persons identified as Paominlun Haokip, S Malsawn Haokip, Lhingneichong Baite and Tinneilhing Henthang. CBI had registered two cases on August 23 on the request of the Manipur government and took over the investigation of these cases earlier registered by the state police on the complaints of parents of minor victim. During the investigation of these cases, four persons have been arrested,” a CBI spokesperson had mentioned.

The father of the minor lady filed a criticism with the Manipur Police saying she didn’t return dwelling from her teaching centre on the common time. “On enquiry, they came to know that she left the coaching centre along with a 17-year-old boy on a motorbike. Next day, when her mother made a call on her mobile, the daughter responded but suddenly stopped. The mother allegedly heard a few words which were not in Meitei/Manipuri language but seemed to be a tribal dialect,” an official mentioned.

During the investigation, the police discovered that on July 6, the accused in addition to the sufferer lady had been pushed inside a four-wheeler car and brought by some Kuki armed miscreants round Laimaton. CCTV footage later discovered that the lady and the accused handed by way of Old Cachar Road on July 6. Their our bodies had been buried on July 12 someplace close to Lukhrrabkhul Ground in Joujangtek.