'2 village chiefs, KSO Chandel president assaulted by AR'
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Chandel, December 05 2015 :
Two village chiefs and a students' leader have been admitted to hospital after they were allegedly assaulted by 24 Assam Rifles (AR) personnel at Khudengthabi AR check post in Chandel District on Saturday at around 4 pm.
The incident occurred when the AR personnel posted at Khudenthabi check post led by a JCO and one Major Manish Sharma allegedly assaulted the three who were returning from Moreh.
The victims have been identified as Doumang Haokip, President KSO Chandel District; Seiboi Haokip, chief of Lamphei village and Koparsing Lamkang, chief of Kotal khunthak village.
Doumang Haokip alleged that at the AR check post, an AR JCO who was earlier posted at Tengnoupal "shouted and verbally abused" one of the three civilians in the presence of several others.
After an argument, one Major Manish Sharma of the post came to the spot.
Doumang alleged, "I approached him to settle the matter amicably at his table as the commotion which ensued drew a larger crowd.
Instead of trying to settle the matter amicably, the Major went up to his barrack and came back along with some other personnel and brutally assaulted us with rifle butts and by kicking with their boots" .
He has also alleged that the Major even threatened to kill them "by pointing his gun at our heads and told us that he had plenty of guns which can be planted alongside our bodies", said the student leader.
Meanwhile, Kuki Chief's Association ( KCA ) Tengnoupal Block and Kuki Students ' Organisation (KSO) Tengnoupal Block have strongly condemned the "brutal assaults" of the two village chiefs and president of KSO Chandel.