ZU Tamei clarifies
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 18 2014:
Clarifying on the news item published in local dailies on August 18 regarding the settlement of Maram student assault case which stated that the Chairman of Zeliangrong Union Tamei Zone acted on behalf of the victim Ringsanbou and settled the case with the hostel warden as per the customary law, Champonbou, Chairman, ZU Tamei Zone in a statement asserted that the information, provided to the media was a concocted story and baseless.
Champonbou, in a press statement, stated that he neither has any connection with the victim's family nor the family of Ringsanbou authorized him to act on the behalf of the family to settle the case.
The statement added that he will not hesitate to resign from the Chairman's post if the apex body of ZU (AMN) was involved in publishing the news.