Zillai condemns killing
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, April 22 2016 : The Zillai (Vaiphei Students' Association) General Headquarters has condemned in the strongest term the heartless and inhuman killing of Lalchuailo Neihsial s/o Nawna Neihsial, chief of Lenglong village under Nungba subdivision of Tamenglong district.

In a statement, Khailiansang Vaiphei, general secretary of Zillai Ghqs said that on April 11, armed cadres of ZUF numbering about six entered Lenglong village before dusk and forcibly took along with them Lalchuailo and Soithangzo Gangte s/o Kaikholien Gangte as guides across Tuilang (Irang) river.

As the group of two innocent villagers and armed ZUF cadres wove their way through the thick jungle, they were waylaid by another armed group, which later turned out to be personnel of 21 Para Regiment (Rashtriya Rifles), it said.

As the gunfight ensued, Soithangzo managed to dodge the flying bullets and made good his escape, reaching the safety of his village.

After hearing the news from him and when the gunfight had ended, the villagers tried to send a party to the area to search for Lalchuailo.

But they were stopped by the security personnel from venturing near the spot stating that a combing operation was on in full swing.

The fate of Lalchuailo couldn't be ascertained from then on, it added.

On receiving news of the incident on April 13, the Zillai Ghqs appealed through the media for his safe release from the armed groups involved in the gunfight.

Unfortunately, his mortal remains were recovered from the spot by the villagers around noon today, it said.

Lalchuailo lived his life in the true spirit of altruism, and on most occasions went out of his way to help others.

The manner of his death, and the treatment that was meted out to him before his life ended was in sharp contrast to the kind of person that he was.

He didn't deserve any of it, Zillai said.

The Zillai GHQs is deeply pained by the barbaric and cruel nature of the security forces, torturing the innocent youth, which is a gross violation of human rights, it said and strongly condemned it.

The organization is also extremely aggrieved by the action of the ZUF which had forcibly taken the two youths and used them as human shields.

ZUF deserves no lesser condemnation.

Both parties involved in the death of Lalchuailo must make amends for their cowardly acts, it added.

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