Sit-in protest staged
Source: The Sangai Express
Jiribam, January 14 2015:
A sit-in protest was staged to condemn the death of Yumnam Ongbi Indrani Devi(38), w/o Y Babahal Singh today from 12 pm till 4 pm, reports Jiri News Network.
Organised by the Handicapped Rehabilitation Organisation (HRO), the sit-in protest was joined by O Mangi Meetei, Promen Moirangthem and Th Sarat Kumar Singh as presidium members.
A large number of womenfolk were also in attendance.
Daughter of late Yumnam Ongbi Indrani Devi, Banita who was also present expressed her disatisfaction over the negligence of the authority concerned in delivering justice to her family.
She appealed for immediate steps to punish the alleged accused Somorendro according to law.
Banita stated that Somorendro had even used life threatening language against her father Babahal Singh and added that the authority concerned, area clubs and organisations should initiate steps to banish the accused from the locality.
Indrani Devi was killed by the alleged accused during a fight that broke out between the two families on January 9 .