Alleged fake encounter case of RK Laksana : 5 cops surrender before Court
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 04 2018:
Five police personnel who have been charge sheeted by CBI/ SIT in connection with an alleged fake encounter/ extrajudicial killing case, surrendered before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West today.
Apart from executing a PR bond of Rs 50,000 each, the accused police personnel were also directed to appear before the Court on December 15 for the hearing.
The five police personnel against whom CBI/ SIT charge sheeted in connection with the alleged fake encounter/ extrajudicial killing of RK Laksana alias Victo at Mayang Langjing on February 15, 1999, include Inspector Pebam John s/o (L) Angou of Uripok Yambem Leikai, (Late) Constable Longjam Lokhon s/o Angue of Yairipok Kekru, Constable Thangkhomang Kipgen of Kholjang village Kangpokpi, Constable Md Fazur Rehman of Sangaiyumpham Cherapur and then SI and first IO of the case, S Surjaboro s/o Amubi of Haorang Keirel.
Yesterday, Inspector Pebam John, then IO of the Lamshang PS, S Surjaboro, Constable Longjam Lokhon surrendered before the Court while Constable Md Fazur Rehman and Constable Thangkhomang Kipgen surrendered before the Court today.
All the surrendered police personnel also filed for bail which the Court allowed after the police personnel furnished PR bonds of Rs 50,000 each along with surety.
It may be mentioned that on November 26, Investigating Officer Sh Pravender Kumar PI, AC-III, New Delhi, submitted the charge sheet against the 5 police personnel in connection with the alleged fake encounter of RK Laksana at Mayang Langjing on February 15, 1999.Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West, on November 29, three days after the submission of the charge sheet, rejected the Final Report (FR) submitted by the IO of Singjamei PS way back on January 8, 2013.The FR of Singjamei PS was submitted in connection with the complaint lodged by RK (o) Sakhenbi Devi, mother of the deceased against the killing of her son by the police commando personnel under the leadership of (late) Lokhon, then OC Imphal West commando, and P John, at Mayang Langing after picking up her son from the residence of an uncle at Chingamakha Oinam Leikai.