NSUC president assaulted
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, November 14 2014 :
President of Naga Students' Union, Chandel, Sr Joningam was brutally assaulted by two youths at Panchai village in Chandel district last night.
According to the president, who spoke to the media at his residence today, the incident occurred at around 8 pm when he tried to rescue a minor girl identified as KI Meena Anal from the clutches of two youths, who were forcibly dragging the girl into a dark side of the field, close to the house of the girl.
Joningam said that when he along with his friend was in the house of his elder sister in Panchai, she told them about the sound of a crying girl.
As he came out of the house, Joningam found one youth at the gate.
Upon his enquiry about the cry of the girl, the youth punched him.
With the help of another youth, Joningam was overpowered, grounded and beaten up severely.
The president suffered head injuries and got several bruises on his body.
According to the president, the two youths who assaulted him were St Chingringam Anal s/o St Nunghlung Victor (Chandel MLA), and BD Aaron Anal s/o Hennary Anal.
Both of them are residents of Panchai village.
Meanwhile, in connection with the incident, an emergency meeting of the NSUC presidential council was held at the residence of Sr Joningam.
Strongly condemning the incident, the meeting resolved to boycott MLA of Chandel A/C, St Victor Nunghlung.
It also resolved to submit several resolutions adopted in the meeting to organizations like ANSAM, CNPO, NWUC and NPF Central Committee.
The Naga Women Union, Chandel while condemning the act of molesting a minor girl in the strongest term warned that Naga women would not tolerate such action in future.