Day: August 11, 2012

Imphal, August 11 NNN: Chief Advisor of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) group of Military Task Force, Mr City Meitei has been brought here today from New Delhi by a special team of Manipur police by an Indian Airlines flight after the state Government met leaders of six different faction groups of the militant outfit in New Delhi on July 31 wherein the two sides agreed for a peace process.
The Chief Advisor of KCP (MTF) City Meitei, whose real name is Naorem Brojen, son of late N Nara, is a resident of Tentha Khunou Wangjing in Thoubal district. Hearing the news of his home coming for peace talks here, hundreds of local residents of his native village came to Imphal Tulihal Airport to accord a warm wel come to the militant leader.
“I have come to Imphal for peace talks with the Government. Both sides have not yet decided for any condition so far but my stance will be divulged to the public after having a clear understanding about the Government’s wish,” City Meitei told journalists at the airport before leaving it.
“All the answers will be given next time,” he said when journalists asked him several questions on the proposed peace process. Then the police carried him away quickly from the airport in a Maruti car with alertness.
City Meitei was brought to the state from New Delhi by a special police team led by IK Muiva Superintendant of Police, Jail and Modhunimai, SDPO, Imphal West district police. Notably, the peace talks between the four KCP factions, namely KCP (Lamphel), KCP (Taibangnganba), KCP (Pakhanglakpa) and KCP (MTF) and Manipur Government was finalised in New Delhi on July 31 during a joint meeting of the representatives of the state Government which included IK Muiva and a minister and leaders of the four militant groups.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/city-meitei-brought-to-imphal/

Tension prevailed in Raj Polyclinic following the death of a five-year-old-girl this morning.
The deceased was identified as Jenith Shahni of Hatta Minuthong.
The irate, patient party ransacked the hospital, however police control the situation.
According to the relatives of the victim, the girl was admitted at Raj Polyclinic due to fever yesterday at 3.30 p.m. After examining the patient, she was injected drip. As a doctors advised the party to provide blood, they gave the necessary blood last night around 6 p.m. however doctors injected the blood this morning around 4.30 a.m. This morning, the body consumed a medicine and felt unconscious since then and later died at 8.30 a.m.
The irate patient party damaged some articles of the clinic however police control the situation.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/girl-dies-at-hospital/

President of All Manipur Working Journalists Union (AMWJU) A Mobi was attacked with a bomb this evening.
Reports said unidentified persons hurled a grenade at the house of A Mobi located in Thongju, Imphal at around 8:10 pm. The bomb landed on the roof and rolled down into the ground and exploded.
However, no one was injured in the blast.
It can be noted that in the last few days two militant groups operating in Manipur had threatened the journalists fraternity on the issue of publication and non-publication of press releases.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/bomb-attack-on-amwju-presidents-residence/

CCpur Aug 11 NNN: A man was caught by the angry locals and thrashed him for raping his own daughter for three times in the southern Manipur district Churchandpur on Friday.
Police said, one Oinam Kumar Singh, a 39 year old man residing in Meitei Leikai located near Khuga river below Peace Ground in Lamka (Churachandpur district headquarter) was caught by the locals of the area on Friday morning at around 8 am for raping his eldest daughter.
Oinam Kumar Singh was later picked up by the police but not before a sound thrashing he got from the furious local people.
The latest incident of rape happened last evening.
According to the police, the victim could no longer hold the guilt had reported the matter to
the elders of the locality this morning and the locals in turn nabbed the man and thrashed him. While the local people were assaulting the rapist, the police on learning about the incident rushed to the spot and whisked away the rapist.
Oinam Kumar Singh has two wives and has four children including two sons and two daughters. He reportedly got married for a second time some four months ago.
A case has been registed with an FIR number bearing 83(8) 2012 -Ccps U/S 326 /376 1cp.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/man-beaten-up-for-raping-daughter/

Lamka, Aug 11 NNN: In protest against the attack on its office on August 9 evening by an irate mob, employees of the electricity department staged a sit-in protest in Churachandpur district headquarter Lamka yesterday.
The people got frustrated when there was a power cut on that evening when local favourite M.C Mary Kom playing in the semi final of the 51 kg bout in the ongoing Olympics. The people turned mob and started ransacking the Churachandpur Electricity department office at Tuibuong, located about a km away from the district police station. The angry people swarmed towards the electricity office and started attacking the office between 6: 15 pm to 7 pm.
They were frustrated as their long wait to watch the semifinal of the 51 kg category of boxing played between local favourite MC Mary Kom and Nicolas Adams was not fulfilled as the power supply played a spoilsport. The mob broke the keys of every room and turned their ire on the furniture, chairs , iron cupboards which contained files and ledgers .
Most of the tables and chairs were damaged while keys of some iron chest were broken and were pushed down on the floor
Window panes of the office were smashed and the frame were also pulled out with files spread on the floor of the office buildings and things became a jumbled-set.
Earlier on Friday morning, the employees tried to sit near the Churachandpur district police station but they were dispersed by the police as they failed to obtain the prior permission of the district deputy commissioner.Speaking to the media, executive engineer of the electricity office Tunzalian said they were blamed for the failure of the power supply which was not in their control.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/electricity-staff-protest-mob-attack/