3 police commandos suspended
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 02 2011:
Three police commando personnel, allegedly behind the beating to death of a local man of Napat Mayai Leikai on February 28, have been placed under suspension.
Fifty-two year old Athokpam Angousana of Napat Mayai Leikai in Thoubal district died after being assaulted by the police commando personnel at Dhabalo Khong post in Laphupat Tera .
Orders effecting the suspension of ASI, H Sakthi and Constable Ng Arunkumar were issued by the Thoubal district Additional SP, Haobijam Jogeshchandra who is currently looking after the charge of the SP and suspension order for rifleman Th Biken was issued by 5th IRB CO, W Mamta.
Rifleman Biken was attached to the Thoubal Police
Commandos.
The suspension of the three personnel came up after an hour long talk between the representatives of the JAC formed in connection with the death of Angousana and the CM from 10 am today.
In the talks, the CM was assisted by PWD minister K Ranjit, MLA N Mangi and the DGP.
The government agreed to conduct a departmental inquiry into the case and to place those police personnel involved in the case under suspension during the inquiry period and to take up appropriate action if they were found guilty.
The CM agreed to pay ' 1 lakh as ex-gratia and a government job to a member of the family of the deceased.
In return, the JAC took back the dead body which lay unclaimed at RIMS morgue and his his last rites were performed.