Imphal: Unidentified miscreants brutally killed an abducted non-Manipuri after taking a sum of Rs 10 lakh as ransom.
The body of Abhishek Kumar, 26, hailing from Nahar Moutikara village in Benaras district of Uttar Pradesh, was identified only on Tuesday though the corpse was found in a field on Monday in Keirao Konjeng Lairembi Panung under Irilbung police station in Imphal East district.
The victim was kidnapped by some unidentified miscreants on February 13 from Kalibari in Thangal Bazaar here, according to his cousin Devesh Kumar.
Whereabouts of Abhishek remained unknown for a week before he was found dead.
Local newspapers here reported on Tuesday that a non-local suspected to be Abhishek was found in a field in Keirao Konjeng Lairembi Panung but his face had been cut beyond recognition.
However, the identity of the body could be established only after his family identified him and an autopsy was conducted at Jawaharlal Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) morgue here.
On February 15, two days after Abhishek’s abduction, a phone call was received from his mobile number when the kidnappers demanded Rs 20 lakh for his safe release, the victim’s cousin Devesh told reporters.
On the same day, it was agreed between the two sides to give only Rs 10 lakh and later in the evening Devesh and one of his close friends went to Sapermeina in Senapati district to hand over the ransom money as told by the kidnappers, and bring back Abhishek.
Another phone call from the kidnappers said that Abhishek was under their captivity in a village near Koubru Leikha and they should leave behind the ransom money in their vehicle.
As told by the kidnappers, Devesh kept the money inside the vehicle with his friend and went to Koubru Leikha to take Abhishek but he was never found there, Devesh said. The miscreants took away the money after beating him, Devesh’s friend said. (NNN)