Guilty will not be spared: Vij
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, September 03:

General NC Vij with Governor SS Sidhu

The Chief of Army Staff, General NC Vij has reiterated that the Army is keen to establish the truth and facts relating to the death of Thangjam Manorama Devi and those found guilty would be punished in keeping with the ethos and discipline of the Army.

The Army Chief had, visited Assam, Nagaland and Manipur on September 2 as part of his normal visit to the forward areas.

During his visited to the State, he called on Governor and Chief Minister of Manipur and reiterated that the Army was keen to establish the truth and facts relating to the death of Thangjam Manorama Devi, a PIB Defence Wing press handout said.

The press handout said that it is for this reason that the Army had on its own initiative expeditiously organised taking blood samples of all the 33 personnel for DNA test.

These were jointly sealed under the arrangement of Regional Institute of Medical Science, Imphal.

31 blood samples were deposited with the Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata on September 1 and the remaining two others samples today.

The Army Chief assured that should any culpability be established, the guilty would be most severely dealt with in keeping with the ethos and discipline of the Army.