Police fire tear gas shells at six hunger strikers
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 17 2015:
Personnel of Imphal East Police fired many tear gas shells and smoke bombs targeting six indefinite hunger strikers at Lamlong Thongkhong in Khurai in Imphal East on Sunday night at around 11 .
The hunger strikers are demanding implementation of ILPS and punishment to police personnel involved in the killing of Sapam Robinhood.
When the police started firing the tear gas shells and smoke bombs, members of the JAC formed against the killing of Sapam Robinhood along a large number of local residents of Lairikyengbam Leikai were guarding the six hunger strikers at the site.
Condemning the inhuman act of the police personnel, the hunger strikers said that the intention of the police were to kill the people there.
It has also been said that a team under Chief Medical Office came to the site for medical checkup of the strikers but it was forced to return.