SHILLONG, March 21: A man identified as Zacharia Sohthiang was stabbed by an unknown woman near Hotel Pegasus at Police Bazar recently.
Sohthiang gave his statement to the investigating officer of the case on Tuesday.
During preliminary inquiry, it was discerned that 25-year-old Sohthiang, the victim, who is a resident of Umsning, was stabbed at approximately 3 am by 3-4 miscreants. The victim was immediately referred to NEIGHRIMS for further medical treatment and was taken under police escort.
An FIR was registered with Sadar Police Station on complaint received from the victim’s sister on Monday.
Nonetheless, Sohthiang had been giving ‘conflicting and contradictory’ statements regarding the place and time of occurrence, and also the description of the suspects.
East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police, Dr MG Raghavendra Kumar, said that during the course of the investigation it was discovered that the victim had forcibly boarded a private vehicle at Khyndai Lad near the road leading to Hotel Pegasus on March 18 at approximately 9:45 pm and requested help from the four occupants of the vehicle to recover his scooty that he claimed had met with an accident at Mawprem.
On reaching Mawprem, the victim, Zecharia Sohthiang, confessed to the occupants of the vehicle that he had been stabbed and requested them to take him to his temporary residence at Mawshbuit village in Madanrting.
The occupants of the vehicle along with the victim arrived at Mawshbuit at approximately 12:30 am on March 19 and he was handed over to his two relatives, who were staying with him.
At 3:59 am, one of the relatives informed EMRI about the matter and requested for an ambulance. The victim was brought to Civil Hospital here at approximately 5:30 am.
The matter is under investigation and all efforts are being made to identify and nab the alleged female assailant.
