Police rough up councilor
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 12 2015 :
Councilor of Keishamthong Ward No.12 AhanthemdRomakanta (50) has condemned the drastic action of police personnel who slapped and beaten him when he tried to intervene the personnel who were harassing some youths of his locality.
The councilor at a press meet at his house said that he tried to intervene the scene when four boys of his locality were beaten up by police at Keishamthong Ahanthem Leikai when they supported the ongoing state wide mass movement against the state govt.to implement ILP system in Manipur.
Romakanta as a representative of the locality introduced himself and tried to stop the police but one personnel named Pao of City Police Bazar Unit directly slapped him twice in his face and other personnel followed and started heating him with sticks.He was taken to city police station with the four boys at around 6.10 pm.
Later he was released at around 8.00 pm.
Romakanta while condemning the action of those personnel wondered how normal people would be treated while he himself, apeople's representative gets beaten up.