Ratan's houses raided, JAC fumes
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 09 2016 :
The JAC
constituted against the de-
claration of wanted tag on
former JCILPS convenor
Khomdram Ratan has
announced to stage mass sit-in-
protests at different localities of
Singjamei from 11 am to 4 pm
on July 10 and 11.
While speaking at a press
conference held at Manipur
Press Club, JAC convenor
Th Subhashchandra said that
they would announce further
course of agitation after the
High Court hearing of July
11.
He said that even as the
JAC has been demanding the
Government to revoke the
wanted tag before July 8 so
that Ratan may take part in
the first death anniversary of
Sapam Robinhood, police
raided Ratan's houses located
at Mongkhang Lambi and
Singjamei Bheigyabati Leikai
on July 7 afternoon.
Subhashchandra said that
it is condemnable to harass
the family members before the
High Court hearing scheduled
on July 11.
It may be mentioned that
the High Court had earlier
directed the police to submit
relevant documents regarding
declaration of wanted tag on
Ratan.
Subhashchandra also ap-
pealed the public to extend
support to the mass sit-in-pro-
test.
Taking part at the press
conference, Ratan's wife
Umalini said that she was not
in her house during police
raid as she went out with her
child to offer prayer nearby.
However, two women and
a youth were there in the
house when police conducted
the raid.
The two women just
dropped in to meet her while
the youth came to her house
in connection with making of
lucky stone jewellery at the
locality, Umalini said.
She said that after the raid,
the police allegedly asked
them to append signature on a
note which stated that no
property was lost during the
raid.
Police handed over a house
search memo to the trio be-
fore they left the house,
Umalini said and added that
the memo stated that Ratan
along with his wife have been
absconding since June 2.
Stating that she never ab-
sconded after the declaration
of wanted tag on her hus-
band, Umalini condemned the
allegation labelled against her.
Maintaining that the resi-
dents of her locality are the
witnesses of her presence in
the house, Umalini said that
the allegation has tarnished her image.
Th Modhubala, who was present at the
house during the raid said that they told the police team that Ratan
had left the house on June 2.She further said that the police brought
an unidentified youth.
She said that they told the police team that
Umalini had just gone out with her child to offer prayer nearby, she
added.
Kulabati Devi, the second witness who was present in the
house during the raid said that no local was allowed to enter the
residential complex during the raid.
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