They Were Innocent, Say Parents Of 3 Hmar "Insurgents" Killed In Encounter; Terrorist With Criminal Record, Says Assam Top Cop
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Assam Director General of Police GP Singh in a post on X today said one of the "terrorists" who was killed in the encounter had a "recorded history of indulging in terrorism"
The parents of three "insurgents" from the Hmar tribes killed in an encounter in Assam's Cachar district have filed a police complaint alleging they were innocent and were killed in police custody. The parents said the three were innocent with no criminal history. One of the terrorist who was killed in recent exchange of fire at Assam Border in Cachar district has previous recorded history of indulging in terrorism.Lalbikung HmarS/O- Lal thavel HmarK Bethel, bhuban khalP.S-Lakhipur Cachar District had been arrested with arms and... pic.twitter.com/sMaKksnXaU
However, Assam Director General of Police GP Singh in a post on X today said one of the "terrorists" who was killed in the encounter had a "recorded history of indulging in terrorism". Mr Singh attached documents to show the accused, identified as Lalbeikkung Hmar, 33, was arrested with firearms in June 2019 too.
In the joint complaint submitted to Cachar's Lakhipur police station, the fathers of the three men requested for filing a first information report (FIR) to investigate what they alleged were custodial death cases. NDTV has seen a copy of the complaint, which has a police stamp to show the complaint has been accepted.
