Man thrashed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 27 2015:
Juvenile Observation Home, Shamaram Khongjom secretary Khagenbam Tompok was thrashed by irate locals after he created a scene at the gate of Ananda Singh Higher Secondary Academy, where students are staging indefinite hunger strike demanding implementation of ILPS at around 7.30 pm today.
Four students, who have escaped from the observation home, have joined five other students in staging hunger strike there.
These four students were earlier pulled up by police for staging indefinite hunger strike and detained at the observation home.
However, they escaped from the home and came at Ananda Singh Higher Secondary Academy to continue their stir there.
Tompok came at the school gate and rebuked the four students questioning why they ran away from his home despite providing them good meal.
After hearing Tompok's shout, locals came out at the area and thrashed him badly.
However, a man who came with Tompok managed to escape from the scene.
A large number of womenfolk came out and stopped the enraged men from thrashing Tompok any further.
It was told that Tompok would be handed over to police.
Although, Tompok tendered apology to the crowd on loud speaker, exchange of arguments between womenfolk and menfolk created a chaotic scene.
Police were called as some hunger strikers collapsed in the melee.
They not only rushed all the hunger strikers to hospital but also took away Tompok from the locality.
Later, the locals decided to resolve the issue in a joint meeting.