Dimapur, August 8 : A policeman of the Mon establishment has been ‘taken into custody’ after he allegedly attempted to kill two of his children on August 7.
Updates from the police on Monday stated that the policeman, identified as one Vanthungo, tried to kill his two children, a 6-year old boy and a 3-year old girl, during the wee hours of August 7.
‘The father initially tried to strangulate his children but he was not successful. Later, the boy was grievously injured on the neck with a machete (dao) but the girl was unharmed. Due to the timely intervention of the neighbors he was however stopped and was taken into police custody,’ the Mon police establishment informed in an email on Monday.
At the time of filing this news report, the boy was reported to have been receiving medical care and that his condition was stable.
‘A regular case has been registered at Mon police station and investigation has been initiated to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident,’ the police stated.
