Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 30 2008:
The youths of Heirok who were selected and trained as SPOs in the Manipur Police Training School, Pangei have been taken back to Heirok today.
The Special Police Officers (SPO) were shifted this evening from MPTS, Pangei to Heirok by a police team led by Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Thoubal District Police, Jogeshchandra, MPS.
Before they were shifted to Heirok, the Principal of MPTS instructed them that they will be joining the Thoubal District Police tonight.
After that, they will be deployed at various places of Heirok, Wangbal and some other places of Thoubal district.
The SPOs relaxed their hunger strike as soon as they were intimated about the official decision, and began to pack up their things.
They had their last dinner at the training school tonight.
SP Imphal East, Radheshyam and other personnel of the district police were present at the time of the SPOs' departure.
The type of guns that will be issued to them, will be decided tomorrow, official sources said.
At the time of departing, the SPOs said "SPO ki Jai" (Hail to SPO) in a united voice seven times.