Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 16, 2009:
Father of a pradhan of Maklang Gram Panchayat has been abducted by some unknown persons yesterday night.
Denouncing the act of the unknowns, locals staged a sit-in protest today.
The father of the pradhan Subhachandra was identified as Heisnam Ibocha (65).Subachandra is the pradhan of the Maklang Gram Panchayat.
According to the wife of abducted Ibocha, Memchoubi, taking part in the protest said that three miscreant abducted her husband last night at about 8.30 pm.
Before taking away him, they asked about Subhachandra.
When they were informed of Subhachandra not at home, they further asked for the elder of the family.
When Ibocha came out from inside the house, the three unknown persons take out him upto the gate of the house even though he insisted them to have talk on what the purposed they wanted to discuss.
Family members intervened not to carry away him but saying that they will not any harm took away him to the two two-wheeler vehicles they come with.
Memchoubi further informed the reporters that sometimes back members of an underground group demanded Rs 10 lakh to be given by him from the funds sanctioned to the gram panchayat for developmental and welfare works.
Family does not know details of the demand but they suspected the abduction related with the monetary demand of the undergrounds and demanded that if the abduction is related with the matter, they wanted to bring an amicable solution through talk.
People participating in the protest also demanded released of Ibocha without any condition.
They also appealed to the undergrounds not to take money mean for taking up developmental works of the villages.