Condemns the custodial killing in Thoubal
21st December, 2018
NEFIS CONDEMNS THE CUSTODIAL KILLING IN THOUBAL!
DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ARREST OF THE PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE CRIME!
HIGH COURT SUPERVISED INQUIRY DEMANDED INTO THE CASE!
North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) strongly condemns the killing of a person in Thoubal district of Manipur. A combined force of 26 Assam Rifles and police commandos attached with Thoubal district police reportedly picked up Md Abdul Gafar from his house at Lilong Usoipokpi Makha under Lilong police station of Thoubal district early Thursday, around 2.30 am.
Later, family was informed about the death and his body was being deposited at JNIMS morgue in Imphal around 8 am. Hospital sources said that the security personnel brought Gafar at the casualty ward of JNIMS hospital where doctors on duty declared him brought dead.
Such incidents of illegally detaining innocent people and killing them in custody or in fake encounters has been a regular feature in the state and last year, a probe was ordered by the Supreme Court into the fake encounter killings in Manipur.
NEFIS stands for protecting the democratic rights of the people and demands that all the Assam Rifles and Thoubal police personnel involved in the killing of Gafar should immediately be arrested. Also, an inquiry should be conducted into the case supervised by the High Court.
NEFIS has also pledged to intensify movement against such killings in North-East in collusion with armed forces, in the coming days.
Alim Khulakpam,
Member,
North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS)
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This Press Release was posted on December 22 2018
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