2 missing Punjabis found murdered brutally
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, February 20 2014 : The two Punjabi traders identified as Sanvender Singh alias Jacky (30) and Dhaljeet Singh (33), who went missing after having entered Tumu town in Myanmar, were found brutally murdered with their bodies burned at Jangnomphai Village near Border Pillar No.62 along Indo-Myanmar border within the Indian territories today.

The dead bodies were discovered at around 11 am after the Myanmarese authorities informed Moreh Police Station about the presence of two dead bodies within the Indian territories falling under Molcham area of Chandel district.

ADC of Moreh Robert Kshetrimayum and SDPO Heisnam Balram along with the personnel of Moreh Police Station rushed to Jangnomphai Village, which is about 50 kilometres from Tumu town, at around 9 am.

The officials were accompanied by President of Meitei Council, Moreh M Thoiba and Secretary of Chamber of Commerce, Moreh Surendra Singh Patheja.

No evidence was found that the two Punjabis were murdered at Jangnomphai.

Their bodies have been burned severely beyond recognition.

However, Secretary of Chamber of Commerce, Moreh Surendra Singh Patheja recognized the two dead bodies as Sanvender Singh and Dhaljeet Singh, who had gone to Tamu town for selling goods after getting the immigration passes from the Myanmarese authorities on February 11 .

The dead bodies were recovered and brought to Moreh Police Station at around 2.30 pm, but later sent to JNIMS Mortuary for the post-mortem.

On hearing the news of the death of two Punjabis, the residents of Moreh town came out in the street wailing and condemning the brutal murders.

Later, at around 4 pm, the public and community leaders of Moreh congregated at the office of Hill Tribal Council (HTC) and condemned the murders in the strongest term.

A mass public rally has been planned tomorrow at Moreh town.

The community leaders resolved that the Indo-Myanmar border would be kept sealed and the bandh would continue unless the high ranking officials of State Government come to Moreh to have talks.

During the meeting at HTC office, several leaders decried the insincerity of Myanmarese authorities.

They said that there have been three such similar incidents in the past.

The Indian authorities are careful enough to provide adequate security to the Myanmarese nationals while coming to the State for medical treatment, but the Myanmarese authorities do not bother about the security of Indian nationals visiting the country with necessary immigration tickets.

The discovery of dead bodies of two persons missing in Myanmar from within the Indian authorities has raised several questions.

The Indian Government should devise some diplomatic policies to ensure safety of Indian nationals in Myanmar, the leaders observed.

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