Source: The Imphal Free Press
Imphal, October 20:
The police commando whose alleged wanton firing yesterday caused injuries to a minor boy and an elderly woman at Kongba has been put under suspension for his irresponsibility.
The policeman identified as K Krishnamohan, was attached to the Imphal East district police.
On the other hand, classes were boycotted today in nearly all educational institutions in Imphal, Bishnupur and Thoubal areas, in response to the AMSU�s call, protesting the firing at Kongba Uchekon, assault on student protestors and firing of tear gas shells by the police.
Meanwhile, the All India Students� Federation, Manipur state council, and the National Students Union of India, state unit, have strongly condemned the firing by a police commando yesterday at Kongba Uchekon as well as the alleged brutality of the policemen who fired tear gas shells and assaulted the students who were on their way to the Raj Bhavan to register a protest.