O Laaba's death anniversary
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 23 2012:
A large number of students staged a protest at Merina beach, Chennai in memory of Okram Laaba today.
On this day last year, Laaba was found dead inside his hostel room.
According to a spokesperson of the organising committee, the students from the North East have not only been repeatedly harassed and but also killed.
Despite repeated requests to the Tamil Nadu Government, no action has yet been taken up on the matter, he said.
Okram Laaba of Yaiskul Yumnam Leikai was mysteriously found dead in his hostel at Padur, Kellambakam, Tamil Nadu.
His face was found suspiciously covered with a plastic carry bag.
He was studying BCA in Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Rajiv Gandhi Salai (MOR) Padur Kellambakham, Chennai.
Okram Indramani, father of the deceased, revealed that the cause of death of his son, according to post mortem report, was suffocation and found viscera negative of drug and poisoning.
He denied the theory of suicide.
The deceased left Imphal for Chennai for the then forthcoming second year BCA course on June 12 last year and he had about Rs 25000 in cash.
However only Rs 20 was found on him after his death.
The right arm of the body was found completely dislocated at the shoulder, Indramani said.
He received the post mortem report only in the month of December last year, Indramani added.
The deceased as well as his roomate Ayappam did not stay in their A/C fitted rooms on the previous night of his demise (ie June 22) .
Okram Indramani also informed that his roommate Ayappan and hostel warden K Balasubramaniam were the two suspects.
He appealed all, including the student organizations to extend co-operation in connection with the death of the student.
Student bodies from Manipur, family members had repeatedly requested Tamil Nadu Government to take up appropriate action.
The students who protested today shouted slogans demanding arrest of those involved in the incident.