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Centre hands over Abonmai murder case to NIA
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 01 2021:
In a major breakthrough, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the Athuan Abonmai's murder case.
Significantly, Chief Minister N Biren has on Thursday stated that he would talk to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the murder case whilst his stay at New Delhi.
He also said that the State Government had written to Centre two times to hand over the case to the NIA .
The State police have, on the other hand, nabbed two suspects in the case of kidnapping and murder of Athuan Abonmai, former president of Zeliangrong Baudi (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) on
September 27 .
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In its order dated September 30, the MHA said that the Central Government received the information regarding registration of an FIR at Lamphel Police Station regarding the abduction of Athuan Abonmai by suspected cadres of NSCN (I-M) on September 22 Tamenglong HQ.
Saying that the case was transferred to Tamenglong Police Station on the same day (September 22) as the place of occurrence was under the jurisdiction of Tamenglong police station, the MHA maintained that Section 302 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code have been added in the case as Athuan Abonmai was found dead near Pallong village under Tamei Sub division.
"Section 16/17 and 20 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 are also added in the case as the accused persons and their associates, being members of 'terrorist gangs', and are raising funds for terror activities and disturbing the peace and tranquillity of the State," it added.
As the accused involved in the case are suspected members of NSCN (IM), Sections 16.17 and 20 of UA (P) Act, 1967 have also been added in the case, it said.
Given the gravity of the offence and to unearth the full conspiracy hatched by the accused, the case is required to be investigated by the NIA in accordance with the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, the order said and directed the National Investigation Agency to take up investigation of the aforesaid case.
It may be mentioned that the Joint Action Committee Against the Brutal Murder of Athuan Abonmai has rescheduled its 24 hours Statewide total shutdown which was deferred earlier to begin from the midnight of October 3 till October 4 .
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