SHILLONG, MAY 5: The dorbar shnong of Shilliang-Donki under Sohiong constituency on Thursday decided to seek police intervention into the alleged threats by three thefts, which were arrested and released last year.
The decision to seek police intervention was taken at a dorbar meeting convened on Wednesday after one accused who was arrested in connection with the same theft case sought the help of the village dorbar.
Borlang Marwein (19) was arrested along with three others – Simon Kyrsian, Johnystar Kharngi and Arbor Kyrsian for their involvement in stealing Rs 2.63 lakh from Lumjingshai Secondary School in the village on November last year.
However while the three were released on bail in December last year, Marwein was only released recently on May 2.
Marwein had confessed before the dorbar shnong that he had to admit that he had committed the theft alone because the three accused had threatened to kill him, his mother and even the headman and village functionaries if he dare disclose their names.
“Since the boy had made such a confession and approach the village dorbar for help, we have decided to inform the police and seek their intervention into the matter,” village sordar MSK Jana told reporters at a press conference.
He said, “We have also summoned the three accused to appear before the dorbar yesterday but they failed to turn up. We have taken strong cognizance of the allegation and want the police to investigate into the matter.”
Marwein, who was also present in the press conference, said that the threats were made to him when all of them got arrested and were taken to Sadar police station before they were sent to the Shillong District Jail.
“In the district jail, we were being kept together and there also they beat me and threatened that if I disclose their names to the police or the court, they would kill my mother and the village head and members,” he said.
He said, “Fearing something might happen to my family especially my mother because I have confessed their names I had appeal for help from the dorbar.”
Marwein’s mother is working as a chowkidar of the school, which he and his friends had committed the theft.
It was his mother who disclosed to the Sohiong police about the huge amount of money that her son had, despite him working as a daily wage labour in the village.-By Our Reporter
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