<p>A few of Irom’s friends, seeking anonymity told Deccan Herald that Irom who hailed from a rich family had a number of enemies and moved out of Imphal owing to a threat to his life. <br /><br />His enemies, they suspected, might have executed the plan with the help of the minister’s kin, who, according to rumours, was in love with the same girl as Irom.<br /><br />Irom’s father, Lokender Singh is a businessman, while mother Chitradevi is a government employee. Irom lived in Sultanpalya with one of his relatives while his sister Lemina, is pursuing MBBS in Bangalore.<br /><br />Brilliant student<br /><br />Irom, who had completed Class X from Catholic School at Anhipur and Class XII in Science from Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur, was known as a brilliant student here and his friends say that he wanted to join the civil services, in the footsteps of his mother. <br /><br />And his liking for Psychology, his friends said had convinced him to quit his college and apply for Christ University even if that meant him losing an academic year.<br /><br />In Bangalore, a secure City that kept him “alive” for little over a year, Irom had made enough friends unlike in Manipur. <br /><br />Before leaving for Imphal a couple of weeks ago, Irom had reportedly told them that he might not see them again.<br /><br />‘Lot of enemies’<br /><br />“It is probably my last meeting with you guys, you may not see me ever again,” he is said to have said told a few of them. His friends had, however, not taken his words seriously.<br /><br />“He sounded tense days before he left for Imphal. He kept mentioning that he had a lot of enemies in Manipur,” Najeeb, a classmate of Irom ’s told Deccan Herald, adding that he had been witness to Irom exchanging heated words with some of his “friends” from Manipur online.<br /><br />Gloom loomed large over KLE Society’s S Nijalingappa College here as the staff and students learnt about Irom, a second semester student of JPE at the college. <br /><br />“I was totally shocked and did not know how to react when I heard the news,” Shafeeque, another classmate of Irom said. The College held a meeting on Tuesday to condole Irom’s death. <br /><br />Two killed in accident<br /><br />Raju (26) and Umesha were killed in a road accident near Chikkajala on Monday night. Police said the two were travelling towards the City on a two-wheeler when a SUV rammed into their vehicle around 9 pm. While Raju’s body has been handed over to his family in Vijayapura Cross, Devanahalli, Umesha’s family could not be traced and his body is at the Ramaiah Hospital.<br /></p>
<p>A few of Irom’s friends, seeking anonymity told Deccan Herald that Irom who hailed from a rich family had a number of enemies and moved out of Imphal owing to a threat to his life. <br /><br />His enemies, they suspected, might have executed the plan with the help of the minister’s kin, who, according to rumours, was in love with the same girl as Irom.<br /><br />Irom’s father, Lokender Singh is a businessman, while mother Chitradevi is a government employee. Irom lived in Sultanpalya with one of his relatives while his sister Lemina, is pursuing MBBS in Bangalore.<br /><br />Brilliant student<br /><br />Irom, who had completed Class X from Catholic School at Anhipur and Class XII in Science from Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur, was known as a brilliant student here and his friends say that he wanted to join the civil services, in the footsteps of his mother. <br /><br />And his liking for Psychology, his friends said had convinced him to quit his college and apply for Christ University even if that meant him losing an academic year.<br /><br />In Bangalore, a secure City that kept him “alive” for little over a year, Irom had made enough friends unlike in Manipur. <br /><br />Before leaving for Imphal a couple of weeks ago, Irom had reportedly told them that he might not see them again.<br /><br />‘Lot of enemies’<br /><br />“It is probably my last meeting with you guys, you may not see me ever again,” he is said to have said told a few of them. His friends had, however, not taken his words seriously.<br /><br />“He sounded tense days before he left for Imphal. He kept mentioning that he had a lot of enemies in Manipur,” Najeeb, a classmate of Irom ’s told Deccan Herald, adding that he had been witness to Irom exchanging heated words with some of his “friends” from Manipur online.<br /><br />Gloom loomed large over KLE Society’s S Nijalingappa College here as the staff and students learnt about Irom, a second semester student of JPE at the college. <br /><br />“I was totally shocked and did not know how to react when I heard the news,” Shafeeque, another classmate of Irom said. The College held a meeting on Tuesday to condole Irom’s death. <br /><br />Two killed in accident<br /><br />Raju (26) and Umesha were killed in a road accident near Chikkajala on Monday night. Police said the two were travelling towards the City on a two-wheeler when a SUV rammed into their vehicle around 9 pm. While Raju’s body has been handed over to his family in Vijayapura Cross, Devanahalli, Umesha’s family could not be traced and his body is at the Ramaiah Hospital.<br /></p>
