KIM, KSO General Headquarters decry Kadangban killing
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 30 2015 :
Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) and KSO General Head-quarters have strongly condemned the Kadanban killing incident in which one civilian and one KNF cadres were allegedly shot to dead by personnel of 8 AR in the night of January 28 .
In a joint statement, DM Touthang, Information Secretary of Kuki Inpi Manipur and Laxman Kom, Information Secretary of KSO GHQ decried that 8 AR by blatantly labeling both the deceased as UGs is not telling the truth.
One of the victims, Khupneilal Neihsiel s/o (L) Lallam Neihsiel of Kangchup Chingkhong, was an innocent civilian.
The victim was the village authority secretary of his village and also was the vice president of Kuki Inpi Twibul Lhang, and is known to everybody as an upright social leader.
The KNF cadres have threatened him to drive them to their destination as he was one of the few people in the area who own a vehicle.� The other deceased, Robert Hesei Kipgen was the CAO of KNF which is under Suspension of Operation (SoO) with the State and Central govern-ment.
His killing by the AR personnel, without any provocation on his part or from his men, is strongly condemnable, the joint statement said, adding that Kuki Inpi and KSO support the stance of the JAC and urge the government to come into terms with their demand for the sake of truth, justice and peace.