CCPUR, November 13: Mangkhotinlal, 38, son of late Lunkholet of Matalambuland village , which is about 7 km from Churachandpur Police Station, was shot dead by unknown assailant late night yesterday.
Police said the body was taken to Churachanpur District Hospital morgue at around 8 am and had been claimed by his relatives after post mortem was conducted. Witnesses said that two 9mm bullet cartridges were found near a window in his house, close to where his body was found.
Villagers say that Mangkhotinlal had migrated to Matalambulen village from Sugnu , along with his wife, two sons and a daughter, in the early part of this year. The family was living in the village as jhum cultivator and they were planning to harvest their crop today. He was allegedly shot from the window while the family members were sleeping in the floor at around 11 pm last night.
No organization or group has so far claimed responsibility for the killing of Mangkhotilal. The police have filed an FIR regarding the murder at Churachandpur Police Station.