High court extends bail period for three former CS

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Sept 18

The High Court of Manipur today extended interim bail period for three former chief secretaries who were also the former chairmen of Manipur Development Society (MDS) till September 21 on the case of alleged embezzlement of funds.  

The interim bail period of the former chief secretaries of the state, D.S. Poonia, P.C. Lawnkunga and O. Nabakishore Singh were extended as the state government counsel failed to furnish the bail objection report.

Chief Justice, N. Kotiswar granted the interim bail applications of the three former chief secretaries recently till today after they filed a bail application to the High Court of Manipur.

The bail application was filed after planning joint secretary, Th. Muhindro lodged an FIR on September 1, against the former chief minister, O. Ibobi, former MDS project director, Y. Ningthem, MDS administration officer, S Ranjit and also against the three former CSs to Imphal police station alleging huge financial irregularities of Rs. 185.79 crores of Manipur Development Society.

On the other hand the court will also consider the possibility of extending the interim bail of the former chief minister, O. Ibobi on September 21.

Earlier on September 4, the district and session judge, Imphal West rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by S. Ranjit on the ground that the charged levelled against him was considered as criminal breach of trust, cheating, conspiracy and criminal conduct by a public servant which are of serious offences.

Regarding the case police has raided the house of Y. Ningthem on September 4, but still today Ningthem has not file any bail application to the court.  It may be recalled that the raid took place for four consecutive days at the former project director’s house. Many official files of MDS were recovered by the police during the raid.