Dimapur, Aug. 30 (EMN): A Zeme Naga boy in his 20s identified as Ipebuing Riame was found dead at Mambalam railway line by Chennai police on August 29.
“The body has been ascertained as Ipebuing Riame and is now in Rajiv Gandhi Hospital’s mortuary in Chennai,” president of Zeliangrong Students’ Union Chennai, Jangdim Gondaimai, told Eastern Mirror on Thursday.
According to the president, Riame came to Chennai this year and had been working in a restaurant. “Riame’s friends told me that they had been trying to reach him over the phone for the last two days but to no avail,” Gondaimai informed.
According to Gondaimai, police were informed about the dead body by some witnesses to which the police responded and reached the spot after three hours of his death.
However, since the police had no clue about the identity of the deceased, they used his SIM card in their phone since Riame’s phone had a password.
“According to initial examination, we are thinking that he was hit by a passing train. His face had been defaced to some extent,” the president said.
Gondaimai informed that a post mortem would be carried out tomorrow at 10 am.
“His parents had requested for his body to be sent home, but since his parents are not in a position to afford the fare we are raising a fund here,” the president added.
