Sit-in denounces baseless allegation
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, September 04 2022:
Refuting the allegation of assaulting a woman levelled against H Romikanta by residents of Sapam Maning Leikai, Meira Paibi members and local residents of Sapam Mamang Leikai staged a sit-in protest in the locality demanding proper investigation into' the matter.
Interacting with the media during the protest, Khongjom Circle Meira Paibi Forum publicity secretary S Bimola condemned the act of misleading the public through the media about the incident that took place between two parties over a land dispute.
Romikanta, who also took take in the protest, said that he simply tried to stop an assault on his wife Jina and younger sister Jenita from the other party.
Apart from him, some other men also intervened to stop the fight between the two parties.
It was unfortunate to single him out and level false allegations against him, he said, while urging for a proper investigation into the incident.