Alleged Fake Encounter in Manipur
Ashok Agrwaal
'Arrested' youth shot dead in alleged encounter
Irate people block Mayai Lambi at
Sekmaijin bridge
Source: Hueiyen News Service
http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=4..160310.mar10
Imphal, March 15, 2010: A 24 year-old youth identified as Chongtham Nanao @ Sanjay, son of Ch
Iboyai, residing at Sekmaijin Maning Leikai under the jurisdiction of Kakching
Police Station in Thoubal district, who was allegedly arrested by a combined
team of Thoubal district police commandos and 21 AR at about 9.10 pm yesterday,
was found shot dead in what the police claimed to be an encounter.
Angered by the killing, the local residents of Sekmaijin areas piled up tree
branches, bamboos, stones, etc.
on the Sekmaijin bridge and blocked the Wabagai-Imphal-Mayai Lambi road from 8
am today.
Family members told media-persons today that Nanao, along with a relative from
the same locality, after having food, went out together toward the gate around
9 pm yesterday.
At that time, a team of police commandos came in a Gypsy and a Rakshak (a
bullet proof vehicle) and arrested both the youths.
They lifted them up in the vehicle.
Later, the relative was made to get off the vehicle, but Nanao @ Sanjay was
taken away in the vehicle.
This morning, the family members heard that there was a dead body of a man at
Kakching Police Station, supposed to have been killed in encounter, and they
went to see the body, and found Nanao's dead body hit by bullets.
The deceased, Nanao @ Sanjay had joined the KYKL about three years ago and was
with the insurgent organisation for about six/seven months.
After that he had returned home due to his illness, and was being treated at
home.
He was suffering from not only malaria and kidney problem but also mental
problem.
However, he works in the field and farm to help the family, the family members
related to the media-persons.
A meeting of the residents of Sekmaijin areas was held in protest against the
killing at about 7.30 am at Sekmaijin bazar today.
Social worker, Ningthoujam Ibohal presided over the meeting, which resolved to
form a Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the killing of Chongtham Nanao @ Sanjay
by security forces.
Other resolutions the meeting adopted were to demand befitting punishment to
the commandos and AR personnel involved in the killing, payment of ex-gratia
and employment of a member of the family in the government, and also not to
allow any outsider to enter Sekmaijin and the lane to Sekmaijin-Thongam after 6
pm till 6 am, etc.
Any person who enters the said areas by defying the restriction would have to
bear responsiblity for any consequences that may arise thereof, the meeting resolved.
A memorandum mentioning the resolutions was submitted to the Chief Minister's
office through the MLA of Hiyanglam A/C, E Dwijamani.
Copies of the memorandum were also handed over to police officers concerned.
The JAC has decided not to accept the body and will continue various forms of
agitations until the demands are achieved, leaders of the JAC said.
Since the road blockade would cause inconveniencees to the public, the
protesters lifted the blockade at about 2 pm today.
However, the JAC would launch indefinite bandh on Imphal-Mayai Lambi road from
6 am tomorrow, convenor of the JAC, Oinam Brojen warned.
On the other hand, police said that a reliable information about the presence
of some underground cadres on the road from Kakching to Langmeidong Lamjao was
received at about 1 am yesterday.
When a combined team of Thoubal district police commandos and 21 AR rushed to
the area to conduct search operations, the underground insurgents opened fire
at them.
A fight ensued.
Finally, when the militants' side had fallen silent, the combined team launched
a search operation and found the dead body of a youth.
One 9mm pistol, an India-made handgrenade with detonator, a magazine containing
three live rounds of 9mm were also reportedly recovered from the possession of
the body, police said.
When police picked up the body and kept it at the Police Station, family
members of the deceased youth came to the police station and identified body as
that of Nanao @ Sanjay.
Kakching Police have taken the body and kept it at RIMS morgue.
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