Custodial death of cop: CBI registers FIR
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 04 2020:
CBI Special Crime Branch, Kolkata, yesterday, registered a regular FIR in connection with the alleged custodial death of Manipur Police personnel Md Manjur Ahamad on March 30 last year inside a joint interrogation cell, Ragailong, and submitted a certified copy of the FIR to Imphal PS and the concerned Court.
The FIR was registered in compliance with the State Government's notification of April 4 last year issued under section 6 of DSPE Act for transferring the case of Imphal PS and the notification of Under Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, DoPT of October 18 last year, for carrying out investigation into the alleged custody death of Md Manjur Ahamad inside the joint interrogation cell by taking over the Imphal PS FIR of April 2 last year.
The CBI FIR mentioned that earlier, a UD case was registered by Imphal PS on March 30 last year on the report that an individual in custody of Porompat PS, who was produced at JIC Ragailong, died while recording his statement.
On the basis of the UD case, a case was registered at Imphal PS on April 2 last year relating to alleged custodial death of one Md Manjur Ahamad (34) s/o (L) Md Bashir Ahamad of Yairipok Ningthourel, a Manipur police personnel.
The next day, one Anwar Hussain filed a complaint before the SP of Imphal East claiming that his younger brother was beaten to death by some police personnel.
In pursuance of the State Govt notification and the notification of Under Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, DoPT, India, CBI (SCB), Kolkata, registered a regular case treating the Imphal PS FIR as the original FIR of the case.
It may be mentioned that Md Manjur Ahamad died in police custody during interrogation on March 30, in connection with the escape of KCP Nando faction leader, Th Nando from JNIMS on March 26 .