Tortured and killed : DMCC
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 30 2023:
The Delhi Meetei Coordinating Committee (DMCC) has strongly condemned the cold-blooded abduction and murder of two innocent students Phijam Hemanjit and Hijam Linthoingambi, who had been missing since July 6, 2023 .
According to report, the minor girl and the minor boy were abducted by armed Kuki militants coming in a Maruti Gypsy and they were brought to Zoujangtek Kuki village, said a press release issued by DMCC .
The minor boy and minor girl were tortured mercilessly by suspected Kuki militants.
It was alleged that the boy was shot dead on July 8 and the minor girl was also brutally murdered on July 11 after torturing and sexually abusing her in every manner.
Later on, their bodies were said to be buried inside Zoujangtek Kuki village.
Their mortal remains had been made to disappear, thereby, preventing victim families from performing customary rites and rituals.
It is unfortunate that Kuki organisations and individuals have endorsed the heinous crime by remaining silent and not cooperating in tracing the mortal remains, it said.
The Delhi Meetei Co-ordinating Committee also strongly condemned the brutal repression of peaceful demonstration of school uniformed students on 26 and 27 September, 2023 demanding arrest of the criminals responsible for the cold blooded abduction and murder and recovery of the mortal remains of Hemanjit and Linthoinganbi.
"We are pained and disheartened that while Kuki militants are protected under the Suspension of Operation to continuously perpetrate such heinous crimes, the Meetei who protested against such crimes have been targeted", it said.
Such discriminatory designs favour Kuki militants and aggravate the situation.
Instead of reconciling with the emotional outbursts and peacefully addressing the legitimate democratic demands, the law enforcing forces have used extreme brutality and excessive forces such as mock bombs, live bullets and banned pellet guns causing severe injuries to more than 60 student demonstrators.
Many school uniform girl students were manhandled by male security personnel.
Central security forces indiscriminately fired tear gas and blasted mock bombs in residential areas, entered homes and harassed many innocent civilians, it said.
"We condemned the concerned authority who have authorised such barbaric brutal repressions.
We held the legislators fully responsible for such brutality and questioned if they have any diabolic agenda.
We demand the Government to urgently arrest the culprits, recover the mortal remains, and stop repression of peaceful democratic protests", the DMCC added.