Sit-in protest staged against abduction, brutal assault
Source: The Sangai Express
Bishnupur, February 19 2024:
Mairembam Leikai Meira Paibi Ima Lup organised a sit-in protest at Moirang Mairembam Leikai today denouncing the abduction and brutal assault of three persons by unknown armed miscreants on February 14 .
The three victims of assault are Mairembam Johnson from Moirang Mairembam Leikai, Abdul Latif from Kwakta Khuman Thongkhong and Haji Alimuddin from Saiton Awang Leikai.
Speaking by the sideline of the protest, Moirangthem Ongbi Sanahanbi, meira paibi leader, shared that the three were returning from Imphal when they were abducted from the adjoining area of Phubala and Naranseina on the night of February 14.They were released' separately on different days after being mercilessly tortured and beaten, she added.
At this juncture, she questioned what transgressions had the three committed that led to them being subjected to such brutal assault with unreasonable demand for large amounts of money.
Demanding an answer from the perpetrators at the earliest, she warned that thirty-two "leikais" of Moirang will launch intense agitations otherwise.
The sit-in protest was attended by Moirang CSOs and the public of Kwakta.
The protestors wielded many placards with messages such as "Stop terrorizing innocent civilians", "Stop torturing civilians for money" among others.