Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 23:
Sit-in-protest demonstrations were at different places today decrying the violent incidents of firing in residential areas and causing injuries to innocent people and abduction of Government officials.
At Kwakeithel Nganappithong, a protest demonstration was staged demanding safe release of the three officials of Public Health Engineering Department whose whereabouts have not been known since October 12 after they have been abducted by armed cadres of the proscribed Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA).
The protest demonstration was organised under the aegis of Kwakeithel Moirang Purel Leikai Apunba Meira Paibi Lup from 10 am to 5 pm.
The demonstrators urged the abductors for safe release of the officials on humanitarian ground and give a chance to rectify themselves if they committed any mistake.
On the other hand, local Meira Paibis staged a similar protest demonstration at Lamphel Sanakeithel from 9 am to 5 pm today decrying the incident of firing by unidentified gunmen and causing injuries to Nameirakpam Ongbi Sandhyarani and Maibam Bisheswar at Lamphel Sanakeithel at around 8.55 pm yesterday.