Shouting anti-government slogans and demanding judicial inquiry into the July 23 incident, angry protesters took to the streets of Imphal East this morning. Police fired tear gas shells and used water canon to control the protesters at Lamlong area where a 22 year-old youth Loukrakpam Nanao sustained injury to his right hand.
Meanwhile, Apunba Lup, conglomeration of several organisations demanding immediate punishment to the involved police commandos in the incident and resignation of Chief Minister O Ibobi on moral ground for giving a wrong information in the recently concluded Assembly, has called a 48 hour State-wide bandh from midnight tonight.
“We demand punishment of accused police commandos”, Phulindro Konsam, Spokesman of Apunba Lup said, adding “otherwise we will launch various forms of agitations”.
Holding placards with slogans like ‘We demand judicial inquiry’, ‘Police commandos involved in killing innocent people should be punished’, ‘Stop killing innocent people’, ‘Repeal AFSPA’, ‘Stop fake encounters in Manipur’, ‘Institute judicial inquiry’, etc., volunteers of local bodies including women of Lamdhang and Phayeng villages also staged a sit-in demonstration at five different places in Imphal West district.
In view of the development, security has been alerted in and around Imphal town by deploying armed security men at strategic locations following a high level security meeting with Chief Minister Ibobi in the chair.
The ruling Secular Progressive Front Ministry has instituted a Magisterial inquiry to find the facts and circumstances leading to the incident. Additional Secretary (Home) Yaiskul issued an order in this regard, asking the DC Imphal West district A Ibomcha to submit its report within 30 days.
Manipur Peoples Party has also demanded a judicial inquiry and suspension of the police commandos involved in the incident if the Tehelka report is true.
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