The Judicial Magistrate First Class, Imphal West-II, on Monday remanded a man in five days' police custody (till February 24) for further interrogation in connection with assault on Lamsang MLA Rajen’s family on February 16 night.
The man, identified as Asem Nicholson @ Naoba, 24, son of A Jugindro of Luker Mayai Leikai, Imphal West, was detained at the spot and arrested. He has been in police custody but he was said to conceal more facts of the case.
According to the police, a complaint was lodged by MLA Rajen’s son, Sorokhaibam Jayananda, stating that on February 16 at around 7.10 pm, an unknown person entered his house located at Salam Maning Leikai, Lamsang, Imphal West and started assaulting every person he met without any reason. The unknown person hit his sister, mother and even MLA Rajen, who got injured.
Police stated that the accused concealed facts and the mastermind who was behind the crime. So, the police prayed for further police custody.
