IMPHAL May 19: A 45-year old has alleged NSCN (IM) cadres of thrashing him black and blue on May 18.<\/p>\n
The man identified as Daniel Lungleng, 45 son of L Maraotho and Latheola from Challou Village, Ukhrul district is presently getting treatment at a private hospital here in Imphal.<\/p>\n
Daniel has identified two of his assaulters as Ringphami of Pui and Ningmi of New Tusom.<\/p>\n
Speaking to media persons from his hospital bed, Daniel said he has been actively helping in the election campaign of his brother-in-law Shimreingam A Shimray who is the Congress candidate from Chingai constituency for the upcoming Autonomous District Council election.<\/p>\n
Further recounting his ordeal, he said, `On May 18, around 7:30am, I was hiring a Bolero jeep at Wino Bazar to return to Chingai, when these three NSCN (IM) cadres came in civil attires and held me at gun-point.`\u009d<\/p>\n
`They put me in their Gypsy and drove off. After some time, a little ahead of Phungreitang, they changed vehicles and took me to an isolated area near a private farm house at Ikun Road`\u009d he continued.<\/p>\n
`There they identified themselves as NSCN (IM) cadres and claimed that I had Rs 4 lakhs in my possession to be used in my brother-in-law`\u2122s election campaign.`\u009d<\/p>\n
`They then started demanding me to hand over the said amount to them, at which I repeatedly told them that I have no such money with me, nevertheless, two of them started hitting me with clubs`\u009d Daniel said.<\/p>\n
`Later on they demanded to give them Rs 50000 and even threatened me with dire consequences if I don`\u2122t pay them the amount`\u009d he recalled.<\/p>\n
Further according to Daniel, after they thrashed him all over his lower torso, they finally decided to go to the candidate`\u2122s house.<\/p>\n
On reaching Shimreingam A Shimray`\u2122s house, they found both the candidate and his wife missing and so they dragged him to the NSCN (IM)`\u2122s regional office and Phungreitang, Daniel continued.<\/p>\n
He further said he was released around 2 in the afternoon only when some of his family members came to the NSCN (IM) regional office.<\/p>\n
However, the cadres demanded him to bring at least Rs 15,000 at the earliest or that he would be picked up again soon, he said.<\/p>\n
He said since he was suffering much pain and getting weak, he was brought immediately to Imphal for treatment.<\/p>\n
Daniel also pleaded that `The government should ensure that citizens are not intimidated tortured and traumatized in this manner by the non-State actors.`\u009d<\/p>\n
Daniel sustained bruised marks all over his lower torso starting from his waist.<\/p>\n
He complains of pain all over his body.<\/p>\n\n