Sit in protest
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 15 2017:
Womenfolk of Tera Khamnam Leirak staged a sit in protest today against the arrest of one Longjam Davidson (29) s/o L Shamu, from the locality .
Speaking to media persons, the secretary of Khamnam Leirak Apunba Meira Paibi Lup, L Binoleima, said that a police team came to question Davidson at his residence following the bomb blast at Tera Lukram Leirak fair (mela), but they were not able to meet him as Davidson was not home at that time .
She claimed that the police team then told the family members that they wanted to talk with Davidson .
As a result, local elders and womenfolk accompanied Davidson to commando complex yesterday but the police detained him stating that they believe he is involved in the bomb blast incident .
Condemning the police action, she claimed that Davison is an innocent civilian and demanded the authority concerned to release Davidson at the earliest or else face different forms of agitation.