Charge order reserved till September 11
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 22 2019:
Session Judge, Imphal East, today, reserved the charge hearing order against 6 cops and one terminated cop in connection with the alleged fake encounter/ extra judicial killing of Md Zamir Khan in the intervening night of January 20 and 21, 2012 at Kiyamgei Shantipur Loukon, till September 11.During the charge hearing before the Court yesterday all six police personnel, namely P Tarunkumar, Yengkhom Kesharjit, Elangbam Abung, Chabungbam Sanachaoba, Khulak Joseph Maring and Md Islauddin, were present before the Court but P Maniratan (then Sub Inspector who has since been dismissed from service) failed to appear and instead his counsel filed a dispense before the Court which the Court allowed.
Following the charge hearing, the Court reserved its order till September 11 .
It may be mentioned that recently on July 29, the Court had allowed the application filed by CBI for filing prosecution sanction against the 7 individuals and fixed today for the charge hearing.
It may also be mentioned that a SIT was constituted by CBI on July 27, 2017, by an order of the Administrative Division of DSPE, CBI, New Delhi and after the completion of the investigation, the charge sheet was submitted before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Imphal East in August last year.