Extra-judicial Killings: Probe team to visit State on Mar 1
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 07 2013:
The three-member Enquiry Commission headed by Retired Supreme Court Justice N Santosh Hegde, which was formed under a directive of Supreme Court of India to conduct an independent probe into 6 different cases of extra-judicial killings in the state, would be coming to Imphal on March 1 .
During the visit, N Santosh Hegde would be accompanied by the other two members of the Enquiry Commission namely former Chief Election Commissioner JM Lyngdoh and Retired DGP of Karnataka Police Ajay Kumar Singh.
Confirming the visit of the probe panel members to Imphal on March 1, a reliable source, however, informed that the term of reference or what they would be doing during their enquiry is not yet known.
Mention may be made here that the Enquiry Commission was constituted under a directive of the Supreme Court of India on January 4 following a petition filed by Extrajudicial Execution Victims' Families' Association (EEVFAM, which pleaded for an independent probe into more than 1500 cases of extra-judicial killings in Manipur.
The apex court also instructed Centre and Manipur government to provide necessary manpower and secretarial assistance to the Enquiry Commission.
Furthermore, the apex court instructed the Government of Manipur and all related agencies to handover any evidence, records and materials to the Commission.
Out of the many cases, the Supreme Court gave its approval for enquiry into six cases.
The six cases are that of Kh Orsonjit (19) of Sega Road Konjeng Hazari Leikai who was killed by Manipur Police Commandos in 2010; Y Kumarjit (18) of Irom Meijrao who was killed in 2009; Ch Umakanta (24) of Iroishemba Mamang Leikai who was killed in May 2009; E Kiranjit (22) of Thoubal Haokha who was killed in April 2009; N Govind alias Dhopa (25) of Bashikhong Mamang Leikai who was killed in April 2009 and Md Azad Khan (14) of Phoubakchao Makha Leikai who was killed in March 2009 .
14-year old Md Azad Khan son of Md Wahid Ali was arrested by Manipur Police Commandos in the morning of March 4, 2009 while he was reading newspaper along with a friend named Anand.
Family members tried to stop the CDOs from taking their son away but in vain.
Later, he was found shot dead in a nearby field by the police commandos.