Decrying non-initiation of action against assault and abduction of police officer...
Police commandos across Manipur lay down arms
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 28 2024:
Apparently peeved with the State Government and their higher commands for not initiating any action following the firing incident at the residence of Imphal West Additional SP M Amit and the subsequent abduction of the senior police officer last night, scores of State commando personnel across different districts have started an arms down protest.
The commando personnel at Moreh also supported the protest of the colleagues but they didn't lay down their arms given the volatile situation at the border town.
Top ranking officials of the Manipur Police Department haven't uttered a single word about the protest being staged by the commandos as of yet.
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Imphal West commandos posted at different parts of the district gathered at the Commando Complex and laid down their arms against the purported failure of the State Government to take up action against those who attacked the Additional SP.
The commando personnel closed the main gate of the Commando Complex right from morning and did not allow anyone to enter or go outside the complex .
Shortly later, DIG Range I N Herojit and Imphal West SP Ksh Shivakanta rushed to the commando complex and held talks with the protesting commandos for around two hours.
There is no sign of the talks taking any resolution as the commando personnel still continue their protest and stay put inside the complex.
Imphal East, Bishnupur, Thoubal and Kakching commandos also joined the protest by laying down their arms at their districts.
The main gate of the Imphal East commando complex was also closed as part of the protest.
On X (formerly Twitter), the Manipur Police Department uploaded that a case has been registered in connection with the firing incident and the abduction of the Additional SP.
The post of the police read, "Firing incident at the residence of Addl SP, IW, Moirangthem Amit, MPS on 27th February, 2024.Armed miscreants numbering about 200 coming in vehicles stormed the residence of the Additional Superintendent of Police, Shri Moirangthem Amit Singh, MPS, s/o Dr M Kulla Singh of Wangkhei Tokpam Leikai, under Porompat PS of Imphal East district.
The armed miscreants vandalized the household properties at the residence.
"On getting information, additional security forces rushed to the spot.
In the resulting police action, two individuals namely Rabinash Moirangthem, 24 yrs s/o M.Ranjan of Kwakeithel Akham Leikai and Kangujam Bhimsen, 20 yrs s/o K.Abosana of Khongman Bashikhong sustained injuries on their persons and were admitted to JNIMS Hospital, Porompat.
In the midst of the incident, the Addl SP and one of his escorts were abducted by the armed miscreants.
They were later rescued from Kwakeithel Konjeng Leikai area and admitted to Raj Medicity for medical treatment.
A case has been registered in this regard and investigation has started." Reportedly, M Amit, Officer in-charge of Imphal West commando Inspector P Achouba and one escort sustained injuries in the incident.
Visuals of the gunfight shared on social media show nearby residents running for cover in the dark amid the loud cracks of automatic guns.