Imphal, July 23 (NNN): The police today prevented the people from observing the second death anniversary of Th. Rabina and Ch. Sanjit, killed in an alleged fake encounter by police at BT Road in Imphal on July 23, 2009.
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the brutal killing of Th. Rabina and Ch. Sanjit today organized an anniversary day to pay floral tribute to the two victims who lost their lives in the infamous BT road “fake” encounter incident on July 23, 2009. However, the organizers and the public were prevented by Imphal police because permission for the event was not obtained from Imphal Municipality Council (IMC) and the deputy commission of Imphal West district imposed 144 CrPC in the district.
The event which was earlier planned at GM Hall was later shifted to Thao Ground in Thangmeiband, also under the jurisdiction of IMC, at about 1:30 pm. But after an hour of the proceeding, the police again cracked down on the gathering under Imphal police OCs Meghabarna and RK Tejbir.
Ph Shakhi, president of Apunba Manipur Kanba Ima Lup (AMKIL), lamented that even after two years the government is unable to dispense justice in the July 23 fake encounter case despite the fact that the case has been handed over to the CBI and nine police personnel subsequently chargesheeted by the investigative agency.
Manipur today is full of graveyards, she said, and added that this is so because of martial law like AFSPA. Ms Sakhi also said that the wearing of white cloths on the anniversary day is a symbolic protest against the state government for its flip flop role in punishing the culprits of the July 23, 2009 fake encounter case.
"A person arrested in Manipur is murdered even before he is produced before a law court. This is outrageous and a slow push towards a full blown civil war", she said, adding that both the state and the Central government are only engaging in mouth service and not politically motivated enough to bring sustainable political solution in the state.
She suspected that the chief minister might also be involved in the July 23 fake encounter case as he declared, throwing cautions to the winds, on the floor of the house the same day that the incident was a clear case of encounter between underground outfits and the police. “But the CBI investigation told a different tale,” she said.
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the brutal killing of Th. Rabina and Ch. Sanjit today organized an anniversary day to pay floral tribute to the two victims who lost their lives in the infamous BT road “fake” encounter incident on July 23, 2009. However, the organizers and the public were prevented by Imphal police because permission for the event was not obtained from Imphal Municipality Council (IMC) and the deputy commission of Imphal West district imposed 144 CrPC in the district.
The event which was earlier planned at GM Hall was later shifted to Thao Ground in Thangmeiband, also under the jurisdiction of IMC, at about 1:30 pm. But after an hour of the proceeding, the police again cracked down on the gathering under Imphal police OCs Meghabarna and RK Tejbir.
Ph Shakhi, president of Apunba Manipur Kanba Ima Lup (AMKIL), lamented that even after two years the government is unable to dispense justice in the July 23 fake encounter case despite the fact that the case has been handed over to the CBI and nine police personnel subsequently chargesheeted by the investigative agency.
Manipur today is full of graveyards, she said, and added that this is so because of martial law like AFSPA. Ms Sakhi also said that the wearing of white cloths on the anniversary day is a symbolic protest against the state government for its flip flop role in punishing the culprits of the July 23, 2009 fake encounter case.
"A person arrested in Manipur is murdered even before he is produced before a law court. This is outrageous and a slow push towards a full blown civil war", she said, adding that both the state and the Central government are only engaging in mouth service and not politically motivated enough to bring sustainable political solution in the state.
She suspected that the chief minister might also be involved in the July 23 fake encounter case as he declared, throwing cautions to the winds, on the floor of the house the same day that the incident was a clear case of encounter between underground outfits and the police. “But the CBI investigation told a different tale,” she said.
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