TKLI condemns police 'brutality' on Silent villagers
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, October 02 2013:
Tangkhul Katamnao Long Imphal (TKLI) has taken a strong exception at the brutality of Manipur police personnel towards the residents of Silent village, alleging that they were acting at the behest of an inconsiderate Chief Minister O.Ibobi. In a most inhumane manner, Silent village residents were taunted, intimidated and then their houses ransacked, TKLI said in a statement.
According to TKLI, altogether three houses have been forcibly demolished without prior announcement and consideration.
The police personnel that came in 12 vehicles came to Silent village on October 1 on war footing and immediately started ransacking, taunting with derogatory remarks and intimidation of hurling bombs inside the residents, while forcibly dismantling the houses.
While on the act, the police personnel started confiscating money and domestic fowls.
Altogether Rs.1500 have been looted and two chicken fowls forcibly snatched, it alleged.
"It can be recalled that some residents of Silent village was forced to live as refugees in their own land by the government of Manipur since May, 2013.So far, the government has been ignoring all the pleas of the residents for months.
This office expresses deep insecurity of the people when such excessive notoriety of the Chief Minister and the government of Manipur increase day by day," the TKLI said.