A study of burn deaths in Imphal.

This is an epidemiological profile of the burn fatalities brought to the morgue of RIMS Imphal over a 16 yr period from 1990-2006. The study explores the year-wise incidence, age-gender distribution, time of occurrence, place of occurrence, socio-economic status, survival period, place of death, cause of death, body surface area involved, caste distribution, manner of death and monthly distribution. From the observations and analysis, certain etiologies are elicited and their preventive measures are suggested.

Auto erotic hanging brought as a case of suicidal hanging: A case report.

A rare case of auto erotic hanging brought as a case of suicidal partial hanging is reported in this paper. Hanging is usually considered suicidal if not proved otherwise. The findings which were corroborative of auto erotic hanging decided that this was a case of accidental and not suicidal hanging.

Tit for tat: An axe for a machete a case report.

A case where both the victim and the assailant are killed on the same day is not common. In this paper, a case is reported where the victim is killed first by the assailant and then the assailant is killed by an angry mob on the same day. The violent nature of the crime, the weapons used and the motives are highlighted here.