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Protesters attacked and demonstrated in front of the homes of at least two Manipur Ministers and three MLAs in Imphal on Saturday, demanding justice for the murder of three persons in Jiribam district, the police said.

The mob attacks on legislators’ houses prompted the Imphal West administration to impose prohibitory orders in the district for an indefinite period. The authorities have suspended internet and mobile data services for two days in Imphal West, East, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kakching, Kangpokpi and Churachandpur.

A mob stormed the residence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Sapam Ranjan in Lamphel Sanakeithel area, a senior officer said.

Agitators in Sagolband area of Imphal West district gathered in front of the residence of BJP legislator RK Imo, who is also the son-in-law of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, and raised slogans demanding an “appropriate response from the government” over the killing of three persons and urging the authorities to “arrest the culprits within 24 hours”.

Protesters, who had come to meet Keishamthong constituency’s independent legislator Sapam Nishikanta Singh at his residence at Tiddim Road, targeted the office building of a local newspaper owned by him after they were told that the legislator was not present in the state, a senior officer said.

Three bodies, suspected to be of six missing people from Jiribam district, were found near the confluence of the Jiri and Barak rivers along the Manipur-Assam border on Friday night.

This morning, the sources confirmed two of the bodies were of children and one was of a woman. The corpses had bloated due to some decomposition, they said.

The women and children were taken hostage by a group of suspected Kuki insurgents from Jiribam’s Bokobera neighbourhood while another group of insurgents were engaged in a gunfight with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), sources have said.

Ten of the suspected Kuki insurgents were shot dead in the encounter.

Fighting broke out in the northeastern state more than a year ago between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community. The conflict has simmered since then, splitting previously cohabitating communities along ethnic lines.

“It doesn’t matter to me if you live or die” – these were a father’s deeply distressing last words to his son before he killed him.

A man killed his 14-year-old son in Bengaluru yesterday by beating him up with a cricket bat and slamming his head against a wall after an argument about his mobile addiction and lack of interest in studies, sending shockwaves across the city. Not only did Ravi Kumar torture his son before killing him but even tried to cover up the murder.

The matter came to light after the police received a report about the suspicious death of a schoolboy in the Kumaraswamy Layout area. When they reached his home, a shocking sight was awaiting them. The teenager’s bier was ready and his family was busy preparing for his last rites. The police then took custody of the body and sent it for post-mortem.

Autopsy Revealed Father’s Brutality

The boy had serious internal injuries on his head and multiple wounds on his body, indicating he had been brutally assaulted before he died, as per the post-mortem report.

Kumar, a carpenter by profession, was extremely angry with his son – a Class 9 student – for his disinterest in studies, the police investigation revealed.

On the day of the crime, a trivial argument over getting a mobile phone repaired pushed Kumar over the edge. He got hold of a cricket bat and beat up Tejas with it.

But he was still not done. He smashed his son against a wall, saying, “It doesn’t matter to me whether you live or die”.

The boy fell to the ground and continued to writhe in pain. His condition kept worsening from 8 am to 2 pm. But he was taken to a hospital only after he stopped breathing, according to the investigation. He was declared dead on arrival by doctors.

“There used to be heated arguments between the child and his parents. They were not happy about his performance in studies and his excessive use of mobile phone. They claimed he was also keeping bad company. And that led to the boy’s murder,” said Lokesh B, Deputy Commissioner Of Police (South).

Attempts To Cover Up

The man tried to hide the murder by cleaning blood stains from the body and started preparations for the last rite. He also hid the bat.

According to the police, this was an attempt to destroy evidence and make the case look like a normal death.

The boy is survived by his parents and two younger siblings.

The father has been arrested and the investigation into the case is underway.