Candle light prayer
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 01 2018:
Family Young People for Social Reform held a candle light prayer at Malom Massacre memorial park today evening, demanding the CBI to conduct a fair and unbiased investigation into the 1528 cases of extrajudicial execution in the State.
Speaking to media persons at the memorial site, T Somorendro, father of one of the victims T Santikumar, said that after a gap of many years, the Supreme Court directed the CBI to carry out an investigation into the Malom Massacre of November 2, 2000 in which 10 innocent civilians lost their lives at the hands of security forces in the name of counter insurgency operations.
The direction was by the Supreme Court in connection with the ongoing investigation of more than 1528 cases of extra judicial killing in Manipur.
The candle light prayer was organised for a fair investigation into the cases and for delivering justice to the family members of those who were killed by security forces.
He also prayed that such horrifying incident (Malom Massacre) does not recur in the State.