Day: December 2, 2013

UKHRUL, November 2: A 25-year old was allegedly beaten to death around 4-5 pm yesterday at Chingjaroi Village along the National Highway 202 in between Raizai and Kharasom Village (eight kms from the latter village) at Ukhrul.

His dead body was found from inside a makeshift camp the next day, informed sources.

Sources also said that while the exact reasons cannot be ascertained, it is speculated that a drinking party led to a fight between him and the others.

It is also learnt that following the recovery of the dead body, hundreds of local youth accompanied by the Chingjaroi Village Authority arrived in two Shaktiman trucks rushed to Kharasom village and demanded the custody of three individuals believed to be involved in the death.

While a third one managed to escaped, two others C Ronza and K Zimik were handed over to Chingjaroi Village over mutual understanding and assurances between the two villages.

The two are now in the hands of Chingjaroi Khullen village for further enquiry/ investigation, informed sources.

Sources identified the third one who escaped as Abhoishang T Ronra.

Meanwhile, the Headman Chingjaroi has stated that the matter will be treated according to the Tangkhul village customary law.   

Meanwhile, according to police source so far no FIR has been registered on the case, though the police had intervened to control the situation.

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IMPHAL, December 2: The driver of an inter-state night super bus who was abducted for a monetary demand of Rs 20 lakh by the proscribed UG group Naga National Council (NNC) was released safe and sound this morning.

The driver was abducted on November 27, 2013 from Vishwema area of Nagaland and remained captive for five days in NNC custody.

The driver Thoudam Rame, 31, son of Ningthem of Luwangsangbam Matai, Imphal East interacted with media this night at his residence.

He said that on November 27 morning, he was returning from Guwahati to Imphal.

After crossing Kohima and some distance away from Vishwema, a van (white colour) stopped the bus at around 6 am.

The occupants of the van asked him if he had a second driver. Afterwards, he was blindfolded and taken into their custody while the second drove the bus towards its destination.

After that they took him to an interior place in Nagaland. He said it was about 20 kilometer from the spot where he was kidnapped.

Rame said at their hideout the persons identified themselves as cadres of NNC group. They spoke Manipuri very well, and informed they do not have any anything personal with him but with the union as they have not given the annual tax of Rs 10 thousand per year per vehicle. The cadres assured Rame from the beginning that they were not going to hurt him.

He said that on the fateful day he brought 24 passengers from Guahati alongwith the second driver Chongtham Roshan (27) son of Tiken from Khurai .

This morning, the cadres escorted him till Tadubi on a short-cut hill track. After walking for 20 km they reached Tatubi area at 10.30 am.

Rame said that from Tatubi Bazar he board a taxi Somo to Senapati Bazar. Later he met his family members waiting at Senapati and by 6 pm evening he reached his residence.

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JIRIBAM, December 2: Four students’ bodies of Jiribam have announced that they will resume their agitation from next December 4 if the concerned authorities fail to carry out the assurances provided to them on issues pertaining to the sub-division by December 3.

Their movement will be resumed by shutting down government offices of Jiribam along with the Zonal Education Office of Jiribam, leaders of the students’ groups told media persons.

Addressing a press conference at the office of the All Manipur Students’ Union, Jiribam on Sunday, spokespersons of the students’ bodies said that on October 25 last, they met with the authorities of the Department of Education (S) in the office chamber of the minister M Okendro Singh and discussed their demands for filling up the shortage of teachers at Jiribam.

The minister had assured them on fulfillment of their demands, they echoed.

Later on November 18, 2013, based on their demands, the department of Education (S) put up an order posting 31 teachers at Jiribam, whereas till today only two teachers has joined to their respective postings at Jiribam.

It may be mentioned that the movement of the four students’ bodies of Jiribam, namely AMSU-District committee, MSF Special Branch, DESAM Local Council and KSA-Jiribam unit, had been suspended following assurances of the concerned authorities to look into their demands.

The students’ bodies have further appealed to the authorities of Education (S) department to take up necessary actions against the teachers, who are yet to join their respective posting. If their demand is not fulfilled according to Memorandum of Understanding, signed between the student bodies of Jiribam (AMSU, MSF, DESAM, KSA) and representatives of the government within December 3, 2013, then the student bodies will resume their agitation from the next day, the student spokespersons said.

Further elaborating on the line of agitation to be carried further, they said that if in case the concerned authorities failed to send the teachers to their respective postings at the sub-division, the student bodies will demand the department to appoint teachers from the sub-division itself according to their Teachers Eligibility Test result.

The students’ bodies leaders also said that according to the signed Memorandum of Understanding, the state Education minister had assured the students of the sub-division that the appointment of additional contract lecturers for Jiribam Higher

Secondary School will be completed within the month of December, and preference will be given to local candidates.

However, there are still no positive sign on the assurances, they rued.

They further appealed to the teachers of Jiribam to be regular in attending their respective posting schools and to give up the policy of keeping substitute teachers by sharing their salaries.

Lastly, the students’ bodies appealed to the local MLA of Jiribam to take the initiative in settling the issues of Jiribam.

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