Dimapur, March 20 (EMN): The Dimapur District Pick-up Van Owners & Drivers Union (DDPODU) has condemned what it alleged was the murder of a driver identified as Devanand Kumar Shah, said to have been a resident of ‘Supply Road’ in Dimapur.
A press release appended by the union’s general secretary Tongpangkumba stated that the perpetrators hired a vehicle from ‘station road’ in Dimapur on March 16. The union alleged that the perpetrators murdered the driver and made off with the vehicle.
The union stated that the dead body was recovered in ‘Borlonger’ area between Diphu and Lumding on March 17. Assistant Sub Inspector Niranjan Dohingia brought the dead body to Diphu civil hospital, the union reported.
The union strongly condemned what it called the barbaric act and stated that such acts should be denounced by all right-thinking citizens. Also, the union informed its members to pay tribute to the deceased on March 20.
Expressing resentment at the alleged murder, the union appealed to the law enforcement to rope in the assailants and penalize them. The union conveyed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.
