Rally held against Devendra's arrest
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 23 2011:
Local people of Mayang Imphal Konchak today staged a protest rally against the arrest of Ningthoujam Devendra by police and demanded his unconditional release.
Earlier, protestors also staged a sit in protest at Mayang Imphal Keithel demanding the safe release of Devendra.
Protestors expressed possibilities of a political instigation behind the series of Kongkham Manglem's arrest.
Chirom Naolo, secretary Senior Citizen Forum Mayang Imphal told reporters that Devendra was arrested on fabricated charge of stealing cable wire.
He said that the cable wire was stolen on August 1 and the complaint was made on August 18 .
He questioned the motive behind the delayed complaint made by the complainants.