TODAY -
Court drops charges against Irom Sharmila
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 22 2015:
Anti-AFSPA campaigner Irom Chanu Sharmila has been released from judicial custody after Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMIC), Imphal East discharged her from all the charges framed against her by police today.
After her release from judicial custody, she continued her agitation against the draconian Act at Shamu Makhong from around 7.30 pm.
Sharmila was earlier charged under Section 309 IPC (attempting to commit suicide) and 353 IPC (obstruction of duty) by police.
However, the Court decided to release the marathon hunger striker from the judicial custody citing lack of evidence on the charges framed against her.
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It may be mentioned that Sharmila was re-arrested on August 22 last year a few days after she was discharged by the Sessions Court, Manipur East.
The charges framed against were under 309 IPC.
Later, police again framed charges under Section 309 and 353 IPC before the JMIC Imphal East some months back.
The charge hearing of the case began a few months back and the second hearing of the case was held today.
The order for Sharmila's release reached JNIMS security ward from the jail authority at around 4.30 pm today.
However, Sharmila stayed at the hospital for some more hours as she took time to decide the venue for her further course of agitation.
Later, she went straight to Shamu Makhong with volunteers of Sharmila Kanba Lup (SAKAL) in an autorickshaw.
Before her arrival at Shamu Makhong, a large number of police personnel were deployed at Khwairamband bazar.
After reaching there, Sharmila prayed to the statue of Maharaja Bheigyachandra with full of tears in her eyes and continued her stir against AFSPA from around 7.30 pm.
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