EEVFAM observes foundation day
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 11 2016:
The Extra Judicial Execution Victims Families Association Manipur ((EEVFAM) observed its 7th foundation at Kwakeithel Thiyam Leikai community hall.
Offering of floral tributes to photographs of people killed in fake encounters and late Advocate Mukul Singh was the main feature of the foundation day observation.
From amongst the families of the victims killed in alleged fake encounters, Khongbongmayum Lata Devi, Hayat Ali and Shreemayum Mani Devi spoke on the occasion.
EEVFAM president Renu Takhellambam said that the association was formed on July 11, 2009 by families of people who were killed in fake encounters.
The recent judgement passed by the Supreme Court regarding fake encounter killings in Manipur was not a final verdict yet it provided a ray of hope.
EEVFAM submit a report to the Supreme Court in 2012 about cases of six people killed in fake encounters.
After enquiring into the report, the Supreme Court observed that all the six cases were pure cases of fake encounters.
Now there are reports about the Supreme Court seeking reports about 1528 people killed in fake encounters and the matter would be discussed together with family members today, Renu said.
"We think that fake encounters fake encounter killings have declined considerably in the State as a result of the relentless efforts of EEVFAM and other people", she continued.
She exuded that the Supreme Court would certainly do justice to all the people killed in fake encounters.