Day: August 2, 2017

IMPHAL | Aug 2

President of Kangleipak Students’ Association, M. Luxman today demanded passing of the reservation bill for eight Assembly constituencies. Addressing a press conference he said if the chief minister is committed to protect the indigenous people as he had told the Assembly the bill should be passed. He threatened to continue the agitation till the demands of KSA are not fulfilled.

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Aug 2

All Liangmai Students Union Assam, Manipur and Nagaland demanded justice to the victim of alleged 14 –year-old rape victim of Senapati within two days.

In a press meet held at Manipur Press Club’s execution and statistics secretary, Th. Masanbou urged all the student associations of hill and valley to join them in their demand for justice. He informed that the union is all set to agitate in a various ways if government fails to deliver justice.

That minor was found half naked in an unconscious state of mind in the evening at a river bank. She went out to fetch the water in the evening.

She is in critical condition and is now undergoing treatment at Raj Medicity.

 The Zeliangrong Student’s Union (ZSU), Senapati zone also strongly condemned the rape and attempt to murder of one girl in Senapati by unknown person on August 1.

A release said, an executive council meeting was held at Senapati district headquarter, where the union decided to take its own course of drastic action if the authority concerned and law enforcing agency of Manipur government fail to arrest the culprit.

The arrest should be made within the stipulated time from the day and time of FIR lodged to the police station by one of the victim’s brother, it added.

The ZSU, Senapati zone also appealed to all the right thinking people particularly in Senapati district and Manipur as a whole to join hands with the victim’s family to fight punish the culprit.

IMPHAL | Aug 2

All Club, Organisation, Association and Meira Paibi-Lup (ACOAML) slammed the state government for failing to implement Manipur Liquor Prohibition Act 1991 effectively.

A release said the act had never been implemented properly since the day it was instituted. The release further maintained that the prohibition of alcohol in the state has been never effective.

An Amendment Bill of the act was passed by the state government in 2002, which lifted the Act from five hill districts of Manipur.

Moreover, the prohibition of liquor has never been done for some communities which claimed that brewing of liquor is their traditional practice. These communities both in hills and valleys are making money out of it, the release said.

The inequality in the region wise ban of liquor in the state has also made the black marketers more convenient in doing their business, it said, adding the regulation is counter-productive and it could further polarise the ethnic communities.

The useless act which brings division among the people in the state should rather be removed, said ACOAM in the release.

IMPHAL | Aug 2

A team of Manipur State Commission for Women (MSCW) led by its chairperson K. Sobita Devi conducted a spot enquiry at Andro police station today regarding the death of Mutum (O) Indira Devi, who was found hanging inside the toilet of the police station.

A release said, the visiting team met IO of the case, Amarjit Singh of Andro police station, where the IO stated that Lokhi of Andro Khuman Leikai filed a missing report of his wife Sunibala on July 24.

Suspecting involvement in the missing person, the police team picked up Indira Devi, wife of M. Ibohanbi Singh of Andro Khuman Leikai for questioning on July 31.

Indira was found hanging from the window bar of the women police toilet using a piece of cloth around 4:50 am of August 1, it added.

The commission team visited the residence of Thiyam Rajen Singh of Lilong Nungei Mayai Leikai to ascertain the death of her daughter Thiyam Ichan Devi, who was found dead hanging at her residence on July 27.

The team further went to residence of Waikhom Sobhachandra Singh of Thoubal Pakhang Khong Leirak to enquire about the death of his wife Waikhom (O) Bina Devi, who was found dead by consuming acid at her residence on July 27.

According to the IO of the case, the husband of the deceased along with in-laws lodged an FIR for further investigation at Thoubal police station. The commission team advised the respective IOs to submit a status report in connection with the death.