One of the 'thrown out' victims was Manipuri
JAC presses for CBI probe, sets Aug 25 deadline
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 20, 2012:
Out of the two North East passengers, who were allegedly thrown down to death from a moving Bangalore-Guwahati train near Jalpaiguri railway station on Sunday, one of them has been identified as Manipuri.
According to reports received from Railway authority, the deceased was one Mohamad Sharif Ahmad (21), s/o Alha Jeinul Abudin alias Johla of Lilong Haoreibi Turel Ahanbi under Thoubal district.
He was a student of Cotton College, Guwahati, who got admitted to 1st semester in M Sc (Geography) recently..
In connection with the death of Mohamad Sharif Ahmad, a JAC has been formed and a public meeting was conducted at Lilong Haoreibi Turel Ahanbi at around 2 pm today.
The public meeting was chaired by Mohamad Abdul Ismat.
The meeting expressed serious concern over the incident and condemned the brutal act of throwing down to death of innocent Mohamad Sharif Ahmad from the moving train by unidentified miscreants.
The meeting unanimously resolved to press the Government of Manipur, Assam and the Union Government to bring out the truth behind the killing and punish the culprits.
The meeting also demanded for a CBI probe into the incident.
The meeting further resolved to submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister, Home Minister, Minister Abdul Nasir, DGP, SP Thoubal and OC of Lilong.
Setting August 25 as the deadline for fulfilling the demands, the JAC made it clear that the body of Mohamad Sharif Ahmad would not be taken by the family members and various intense agitations would be launched with the co-operation of other CSOs in the state if the demands were not met.
Meanwhile, in a press conference at Manipur Press Club here this afternoon, Zakir Hussain, Convenor of the JAC informed that Mohamad Sharif Ahmad had been just admitted to the Cotton College, Guwahati.
After being admitted to the college, he had come to Manipur and left for Guwahati on August 14 since the session was due to commence from August 16.On August 15, he called up his family members informing that he had reached Dimapur and was to board a train to Guwahati.
On August 16, he called home to inform that he reached Guwahati.
On August 17, he again informed his family members over the phone that he had been admitted to the college hostel.
So, it is a matter of serious concern as to how a student of Cotton College staying in the College Hostel, was found dead along the railway tracks in Balakoba railway station near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.
He may have been picked up by miscreants and later killed and abandoned at the spot.
As such the State, Assam and Union Government should bring out the truth behind the incident by August 25, Zakir Hussain demanded.
M Yaiskul, Additional Secretary (Home) who is currently in Guwahati to ensuring the safety and security of the fleeing Manipuri students informed Hueiyen Lanpao that the body of the deceased is on the way Guwahati in an Ambulance.
The body will be reaching Guwahati tomorrow morning.
The family members of Mohamad Sharif Ahmad are also in Guwahati at present.
They will leave Guwahati along with the body in an India Airlines flight at 11 am tomorrow.
Condemning the incident, All Manipur Muslims Organisation Co-ordinating Committee (AMMOCOC), Muslim Students' Union of Manipur (MSUM) and Pangal Students' Organiation (PSO), Manipur have categorically stated that the Government of Manipur should take up necessary responsibility for exerting pressures on the Governments of Assam and West Bengal to find out the killers.
In a joint statement, the three organisations further stated that Government of India and all the political parties should owe up responsibility to the present crisis at Assam and its resulted impact on the northeasterners staying in different parts of the country.
The Government of Manipur should also co-ordinated with the governments of other affected states to ensure the safety and protection of Manipuri people.
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