Subject:- Prayer for the complaint to the Manipur police who were on duty at North A.O.C traffic junction on dated 4th July 2011 around 4pm to 5.30pm.
Sir,
As a individual with no option please allow me to share an incident in your esteemed newspaper that happened to me on 4th July, 2011 at 4:30 pm at North A.O.C, Imphal Traffic junction.
I am Akho Poumai from Senapati, working as a Project Officer in an NGO. I came for training at Imphal and I check-in at a hotel near North A.O.C. After the training (04/07/2011) I went to meet my cousin brother at National Sport Academy School, Khuman Lampak stadium. On the way to the school I stopped to have a pan from a road-side shop, just then one police constable with full uniform came and asked me directly without any hesitation, how many piece you want? And how much money you have in your pocket? I said, what are you talking about? I didnt understand of what he meant, but the police constable assumed me that i am a drug user coming there to buy drug. The police constable looks fierce with moustache, around 5.5ft high, age between 35 to 40 years old. And when I ordered a pan to the shop keeper, the policeman force me to the corner of the house and discuss where no one saw us, then I said i am not a drug user, i swear in the name of god, and i have never used in my lifetime, then the policeman doesn’t believe me and pull me to the corner of the house and checked all my pocket and took all my cash (Rs.1,500), after which he took me to one of the women who is a drug-peddler, she took out the drug covering with white paper from her bra. And the police paid the money, which was taken from me, and the women gave him a Rs. 100 note as his share. Only then I realised the actual intention of the man in khakhi and I shouted back at the policeman, do u think that i am a drug user? I don’t know that you all are doing drug business here, Is this Manipur police are there to do drug business? The policemen threaten me at gun point if u don’t come here to buy drug then why are you coming here? Then the policeman tried to beat me with his Lathi telling me to go back to where I came from....
Now, let me ask some question to all the intellectuals, I know I may not be able to get legitimate answers now but still the situation makes me curious. My only mistake for the policemen is that I am a Naga from the hills without knowing proper Manipuri but still then, Isn’t the man in uniform paid to protect the people? Or to harassed and force someone to involve in this kind of illegal activities? Is selling drugs a part of your service? I’m scared of the Manipur Police more than a terrorist now. The domineering & unethical act of the policeman should be question and taken into account by every sect of people.
I went back with a decision never to come down to Imphal alone.
Akho Poumai
Senapati Bazaar, Manipur
Sir,
As a individual with no option please allow me to share an incident in your esteemed newspaper that happened to me on 4th July, 2011 at 4:30 pm at North A.O.C, Imphal Traffic junction.
I am Akho Poumai from Senapati, working as a Project Officer in an NGO. I came for training at Imphal and I check-in at a hotel near North A.O.C. After the training (04/07/2011) I went to meet my cousin brother at National Sport Academy School, Khuman Lampak stadium. On the way to the school I stopped to have a pan from a road-side shop, just then one police constable with full uniform came and asked me directly without any hesitation, how many piece you want? And how much money you have in your pocket? I said, what are you talking about? I didnt understand of what he meant, but the police constable assumed me that i am a drug user coming there to buy drug. The police constable looks fierce with moustache, around 5.5ft high, age between 35 to 40 years old. And when I ordered a pan to the shop keeper, the policeman force me to the corner of the house and discuss where no one saw us, then I said i am not a drug user, i swear in the name of god, and i have never used in my lifetime, then the policeman doesn’t believe me and pull me to the corner of the house and checked all my pocket and took all my cash (Rs.1,500), after which he took me to one of the women who is a drug-peddler, she took out the drug covering with white paper from her bra. And the police paid the money, which was taken from me, and the women gave him a Rs. 100 note as his share. Only then I realised the actual intention of the man in khakhi and I shouted back at the policeman, do u think that i am a drug user? I don’t know that you all are doing drug business here, Is this Manipur police are there to do drug business? The policemen threaten me at gun point if u don’t come here to buy drug then why are you coming here? Then the policeman tried to beat me with his Lathi telling me to go back to where I came from....
Now, let me ask some question to all the intellectuals, I know I may not be able to get legitimate answers now but still the situation makes me curious. My only mistake for the policemen is that I am a Naga from the hills without knowing proper Manipuri but still then, Isn’t the man in uniform paid to protect the people? Or to harassed and force someone to involve in this kind of illegal activities? Is selling drugs a part of your service? I’m scared of the Manipur Police more than a terrorist now. The domineering & unethical act of the policeman should be question and taken into account by every sect of people.
I went back with a decision never to come down to Imphal alone.
Akho Poumai
Senapati Bazaar, Manipur
