Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 04 2009:
Students of Lilong Higher Secondary Madrassa staged a protest demonstration today against the excess of police commandos who reportedly thrashed general secretary of the school's students' union, Ph Rizwan and finance secretary BM Riyajuddin on June 29 .
Rizwan and Riyajuddin were collecting photographs for making identity cards from Siroy Photo Studio at Samurou Keithel when they were picked up by commandos at about 3.10 pm of June 29 .
Then the commandos took them all around before thrashing them severely near Machu cinema hall, Samurou where they were let off, recalled BM Riyajuddin.
The commando team suspected to be attached to Wangoi police station questioned the two students with which UG group they had link.
"For you are Muslims, you would be having connection with PULF.
How many tablets (drugs) do you take in a day ?", Riyajuddin quoted the commandos as saying.
The commandos also took away one BPL card, Rs 1700 in cash and the photo, he said.
After undergoing treatment at RIMS, BM Riyajuddin was discharged from RIMS yesterday.
Condemning the act, president of AMSU Lilong branch A Hamid Tarique said that democratic forms of agitation would be launched until punitive actions are initiated against the erring commandos.
Students would also be wearing black badges to protest the unwarranted assault, he added.