MSF VP assaulted, memo submitted
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 06 2011:
Vice-president of Manipuri Students' Federation (MSF) was reportedly assaulted by a police team led by Imphal West Additional SP Herojit yesterday.
Speaking to media persons at MSF office this afternoon, DESAM secretary general M Angamba said that students staged a protest demonstration at Kangla Gate in support of Sharmila's crusade against AFSPA yesterday.
But a police team led by Additional SP N Herojit came to the scene and prevented the students from continuing with the protest demonstration at Kangla gate.
The police team drove out students from the spot.
Leaving Kangla Gate, the students headed to DM College.
On the way, there was some altercation between a commuter and some students on the question of crowding the road.
In the meantime, Additional SP Herojit and his team arrived at the scene and assaulted MSF vice-president L Umakanta most severely causing grievous injuries to the student leader's left eye, hand and legs, Angamba said.
Saying that the police action was highly condemnable, Angamba on behalf of six different student bodies, urged the Chief Minister to take up punitive actions against Herojit and all other police personnel involved in the brutal assault on Umakanta.
It is reported that the student bodies have submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister to this effect.