IMPHAL, November 26: In a gruesome incident, a 57 year old woman was stabbed to death this early morning at Wabagai Thambal Chingya Khongnangkhong under Kakching police station Thoubal district.
The deceased has been identified as Chanambam Gambhini Devi, 57, wife of Ch Rajen Singh.
Sources said that the incident occurred around 5.15 am when the deceased, who runs a shop at the area, was attending to a customer.
A youth speculated to be in his early 20s, came asking for talab (Gutkha) at the shop. Gambhini’s husband, who was sleeping in the bedroom just next to the shop reportedly woke up to the call and asked his wife (Gambhini) to attend the customer before leaving for the bathroom.
When Rajen came out of the bathroom he saw Gambhini being strangulated by the youth with a cloth and with multiple stab wounds on her body.
Without any delay Rajen sprung into action to free his wife and bit the finger of the assailant who in turn attacked Rajen. During the brief scuffle, the assailant also inflicted injury to Rajen.
Unfortunately, the assailant managed to flee from the place, said sources.
Soon after the ordeal, Rajen rushed his wife to the nearest health care unit but the deceased succumbed to her injury on the way.
While a case has been registered at the concerned police station against the murder, police has begun a manhunt to nab the culprit.