Manipur rights activists seek probe into ‘killing’ of villager
The Hindu
Post commander of 44 Assam Rifles Major Alok Sathe, who is allegedly involved in the incident on June 4, has been taken for questioning.
Human Rights activists in Manipur have demanded a proper investigation into the “extrajudicial killing” of an innocent villager, Mangboilal Lhuvum, 29, in the Kangpokpi district on June 4 night allegedly by Major Alok Sathe, post commander of 44 Assam Rifles. A joint statement issued by Renu Takhellambam, president of Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families Association, and Babloo Loitongbam, executive director of Human Rights Alert, said that a “proper investigation should be held and the guilty ones punished”. Some local newspapers, based on an official release, had published reports to the effect that the deceased was the secretary of the Kuki Revolutionary Army. However, the outfit, which had come overground after the signing the Suspension of Operations, has clarified that he was never associated with it.More Related News
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