India
oi-Sushmita Halder
Body
of
a
soldier
of
the
Indian
Army
was
found
at
Khuningthek
village,
east
of
Mongjam
in
Imphal
East.
The
soldier
was
recognised
as
Sepoy
Serto
Thangthang
Kom.
Sepoy
Kom,
who
was
on
leave
at
his
home
in
Manipur,
was
kidnapped
by
some
unidentified
people
on
Saturday.
His
10-year-old
son
who
was
the
only
eyewitness
to
the
crime
reportedly
informed
the
police
that
three
men
entered
their
home
while
his
father
and
he
were
working
on
the
porch.
The
men
placed
a
pistol
on
Sepoy
Kom’s
head
and
forced
him
into
a
white
vehicle.
According
to
the
police
officials,
Sepoy
Kom
was
kidnapped
by
the
armed
men
from
his
home
around
10
AM
yesterday.
The
police
found
his
body
on
Sunday
at
Khuningthek
village,
east
of
Mongjam
in
Imphal
East.
His
brother
and
brother-in-law
identified
the
body
and
confirmed
by
spotting
a
single
bullet
wound
on
his
head.
Sepoy
Kom
who
hailed
from
Tarung
in
Imphal
West
was
survived
by
his
wife,
daughter
and
son.
The
Public
Relations
Officer
(PRO)
and
Spokesperson,
Ministry
of
Defence,
Nagaland,
Manipur
And
Rest
of
Arunachal
Pradesh
took
to
platform
X,
formerly
Twitter,
“An
Indian
Army
soldier,
Sep
Serto
Thangthang
Kom
(41),
was
abducted
&
later
killed,
by
3
unidentified
miscreants,
while
on
leave
at
Tarung,
Happy
Valley,
Imphal
West.
He
was
deployed
at
DSC
Platoon,
Leimakhong,
Manipur.
He
is
survived
by
his
wife
&
2
children.”
.
A
statement
by
the
Army
read,
“We
strongly
condemn
the
killing
of
Sep
Serto
Thangthang
Kom
and
stand
by
his
family
in
these
difficult
times.”
The
last
rites
of
Sepoy
Kom
shall
be
conducted
as
per
the
wishes
of
the
family,
as
per
an
official
statement.
Reportedly,
Army
has
rushed
a
team
to
assist
the
family
in
all
manners
possible.
