Innocence pleaded
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 19 2015 :
Neelima, mother of Thangjam Barun and the youth club of their locality have been contending that Barun is innocent and he has nothing to do with the controversial death of RK Diamond of Singjamei Wangma Kshetri Leikai.
In connection with the controversial death of Diamond, Barun was pulled up by police and he was assaulted by a mob when he was produced before the Court.
Speaking to media persons at Manipur Press Club here this afternoon, Neelima said that her son was pulled up by a police team from their Kongba Nandeibam Leikai residence on April 16 .
The arrival of the police team took the whole family by surprise as Barun and late Diamond were not acquainted with each other, forget about being friends.
Moreover, Barun together with four friends went for Thabal Chongba in the night of April 14.The four friends were also not acquainted with Diamond.
Barun came home from Thabal Chongba at around midnight, Neelima said.
She then condemned in the strongest term the brutal assault on her son by a mob when he was being produced at Cheirap Court yesterday afternoon without any valid reason.
Even if the Court finds him not guilty, the infamy, mental harassment and disgrace suffered by Barun can never be justified, the mother said.
Kongba Students' Club general secretary Takhellambam James also decried the physical assault on Barun in the course of a public uproar which had nothing to do with Barun.
He slammed the police for their failure to protect Barun.
Kongba Students' Club would spare efforts no efforts to ensure that no untoward incident happens at Kongba Nandeibam Leikai until the facts and circumstances leading to the controversial death of RK Diamond are established.
The club has no objection in awarding befitting punishment to all those found guilty.
All those people who led in assaulting Barun should come with a satisfactory explanation, James demanded.
Notably, 25 year old Diamond was found dead at the courtyard of his friend Hidangmayum Roby at Khongman Zone II in the morning of April 15 .
On the other hand, singer Keishinglung of Langol Quarter Type-IV was beaten to death by some people when he went to join a musical programme at Overcomer Rehab Centre on April 14 .
On seeing Barun being led into the Cheirap Court complex, a crowd gathered there thought that he was the accused arrested for killing Keishinglung and they attacked Barun without asking any question although Barun had nothing to do with the killing of Keishinglung.