Chiefs, KSO leader assaulted
Source: The Sangai Express
Chandel, December 05 2015 :
Two village chiefs and a students' leader were hospitalised after they were allegedly brutally assaulted by 24 Assam Rifles personnel at Khudengthabi Assam Rifle's Check post in Chandel district today.
At around 4 pm, personnel of 24 Assam Rifles posted at Khudengthabi Check post led by a JCO and Major Manish Sharma went allegedly berserk and brutally assaulted the two village chiefs and a leader of Student's Organisation who were returning from Moreh towards Imphal.
The brutally assualted individuals are Doumang Haokip, president KSO Chandel district; Seiboi Haokip, chief of Lamphei village and Koparsing Lamkang, chief of Kotal Khunthak village.
Informing media persons, Doumang Haokip, president of KSO Chandel told that the incident happened at Khudengthabi AR check post when an elderly Assam Rifles JCO who was earlier posted at Tengnoupal shouted and verbally abused one of the student leader.
Meanwhile, KSO Ghqs, Kuki Chief's Association (KCA) Tengnoupal Block and KSO Tengnoupal Block strongly condemned the incident and urged all concerned to deliver justice.