Hmarkhawlien, Jul 27 : Police on Tuesday morning arrested Ngursangthang Hmar, a senior Hmar tribal leader, from the Barak Valley area of Assam in connection with the murder of Babul Rongmei, chairman of the Barak Valley Hill Tribes' Development Council.
Babul, a 42-year-old Rongmei Naga leader was shot dead on July 10 by three assailants at his Sabazpur village house, near Silchar Medical College Hospital.
One of the assailants who was caught and lynched by villagers after the incident was identified as Ringson Hmar of Manipur. Two others managed to flee on a motorcycle.
Prasanta Joyti Bhuiyan SP (Cachar) said police from Lakhipur raided the house of Ngursangthang Hmar at Lakhipur in Cachar and arrested him at 5 am on Tuesday.
"The investigation in connection with the murder is in progress. So far, four persons have been arrested in connection with the case. Hmar is now in custody of Silchar police and is being interrogated", said the SP.
Sources said relation between the two tribal leaders soured over the months after Ngursangthang Hmar was replaced by Rongmei as the chairman of the Barak Valley Hill Tribal Development Council earlier this year.
District administration and police took up adequate security measures in the Christian Hmar and Hindu Rongmei Naga hamlets in the southern Assam areas fearing distrust and communal tension after the Rongmei murder.
Three suspected tribal militants had raided the house of Rongmei at 8 am on July 10 and shot him on his head from close range killing him on the spot. Babute Rongmei (22), brother-in-law of Babul Ronmei was injured in the attack.
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