Village chairman 'abduction' report negated
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 06 2015 :
The news report about abduction of Taningjam village chairman at 7-Magulong has endangered lives of many people in the Tamenglong district Autonomous District Council (ADC) segment.
The report that appeared in an Imphal-based local daily on May 31, 2015 under the heading 'Turbulence and violence loom large over ADC Polls�' mentioned that Taningjam village chairman Ringthening, who supported the BJP candidate, was abducted by three suspected cadres of NSCN (IM) has serious repercussion on the lives of the general public, a source clarified on condition of anonymity on Saturday.
There was no incident of such abductions, but some unidentified UGs had asked the village chairman to come to an undisclosed place for a meeting.
The chairman came back home unharmed in the evening the same day.
Therefore, it is for general information that no such abductions had taken place, and the electioneering went off smoothly.