Don't try to create mistrust in public-police relationship: SP Jiribam
Source: The Sangai Express

Jiribam, December 29 2018: After some local daily carried a news report regarding the alleged extraction of money by the Special Task Force (STF) instituted under SP, Jiribam District Police (JDP) from the drivers of loaded vehicles plying on Jiri road, SP Jiribam called a press meet to clear the air surrounding the allegation at its office today at around 10 am.

In the press meet, SP JDP M Mubi Singh said that the Jiri police considered the publication of news report regarding the collection of money from the drivers of loaded vehicles plying on Jiri road by the Jiri police in some local newspapers on December 27 based on a statement released by Th Suren or Soren general secretary United Jiribam Social and Development Committee, an attempt to tarnish the image of Jiri police and to spoil the good relationship between the police and public.

Don't try to create mistrust in public-police relationship: SP Jiribam

SP further said that Jiri police taking serious note of the allegation has conducted an investigation on December 28 to find out the truth.

During the investigation, Jiri police held series of meeting with various CSOs in Jiribam including Driver Union and JDOs, he added and said even a single driver has admitted that police were exacting money from the driver which was also supported by the members of Driver Union.

While interacting with members of CSOs in Jiribam, it has come to our notice that the said committee does not exist at all in Jiribam, he said and added that the allegation made against the police is baseless.

He said that it is very unfortunate that the news report has been carried in some prominent local newspaper without verifying the veracity of the allegation based on a mere press release issued by some unknown Th Suren or Soren and added such news report can create a dent in the public-police relationship.

He continued that the said Special Task Force (STF) was instituted in August 2017 at Jiribam to take on the rising case of vehicles theft, illegal migrants and drug-trafficking in Jiribam and added that huge cache of intoxicants including 32,100 Spasmo Proxivon (SP) capsules, 26,000 WY tablets, 200 gms Heroin No 4, 205 foreign liquor, 524 Phensedyl (banned cough syrups), 11,000 Nitrosun-10 (N-10) tablets, recovered car and 996 gms brown colour powder were seized by the STF since November 2017 .