Father killed, son lives to tell tale of horror

IMPHAL, Mar 8: Unidentified armed men of about five attacked a farm house in the intervening night of march 7-8 near Tuithapi village and thrashed a 58 year-old man to death besides wounding his 20-year-old son. Tension built-up at Zou Veng area of the district headquarters in the aftermath of the killing, however subsided in late evening after police barricaded the area and convinced a large gathering return to their respective homes. prior to dispersing from the said area stone were pelted at selective homes and slogans shouted.Police sources said the father-son duo was attacked at around 12:30 am when they were deep in sleep. After a baton brawl that ensued for sometime, T Vungkhanthang (58) of Zenhang Lamka was rendered unconscious while his son, Tualbiaklian managed to escape with injuries including a smashed finger and alerted others. Vungkhanthang, according to hospital sources was brought with critical wounds and barely alive, but succumbed soon after at around 4 am. Tualbiaklian contended that he along with his father, a serving male nurse in the district hospital here, stayed at their farm house located adjacent to the Khuga river and about a quarter mile from their village. When he heard some strange sound deep in the night his father was already outside battling with their attackers. He immediately rushed outside with an iron rod to assist his father but he was already surrounded and attacked from all directions. “I also immediately launched strike at them but knowing that I was fighting a losing battle, I made an attempt to escape as my dad was already lying unconscious on the ground,” the source quoted the injured son as saying and adding, “they chased me but failed to grab, as I ran for help I can still hear my father being attacked.” he reached the first house from their farm that belongs to one Vialzakham.