EEVFAM hails CJM's orders
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, November 01 2025: The Extra-judicial Execution Victims Families Association, Manipur (EEVFAM) has expressed gratification at the order passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West on October 28, 2025 .

Speaking to media persons at their Kwakeithel Thiyam Leikai office today, EEVFAM general secretary Edina Yaikhom said that they, along with the family members of the 14 martyrs of the June 18 incident as well as that of Nobo and Gobin, warmly welcome the two orders passed by Sorokhaibam Sadananda, CJM Imphal West on October 28, 2025 which rejected the closure reports of the CBI and summoned the accused Assam Rifles, CRPF and Manipur Police personnel to appear before the Court on November 25, 2025 .

EEVFAM hails CJM's orders

The CJM's orders stated that trials for both the June 18 case and the fake encounter case of Nobo and Gobin must continue.

These orders have sparked a ray of hope of justice in the families who have been living in sorrow and pain, and hoping for justice for the last many years, Edina said.

After the establishment of EEVFAM in 2009, it filed a petition at the Supreme Court in connection with fake encounter cases but justice has been eluding till date, she said.

Many wives of these victims of fake encounter killings have been suffering from depression and some of them, while waiting for the Supreme Court's judgement have died.

Many eye witnesses of this case have also died, Edina said.

Meanwhile, a press release issued by EEVFAM and the Human Rights Alert (HRA) said that the June 18, 2001 incident, widely revered as the Great June Uprising and the Unity Day, is a significant historical event.

14 unarmed protesters were killed in the middle of Imphal while defending the idea of a composite Manipur against any attempt to divide it on ethnic lines.

The June 18 incident was probed by a Commission of Enquiry headed by C Upendra.

Following a direction from the Supreme Court, the CBI too carried out an investigation into the June 18 incident but none of the documents compiled by the Upendra Commission was made available to the CBI despite several correspondence with the State's Home Department, Edina Yaikhom said.

After the CBI submitted a closure report "due to lack of evidence", the CJM's order has given a new lease of life to the fight for justice.

It is only befitting to honour the martyrs, not only by paying floral tributes annually at their memorial, but also through a proper trial of the case and fixing responsibility as per the law of the land, it said.

In the Nobo and Gobin case, the order rejecting the CBI closure report observed that "It is quite strange that the CBI based its finding only on the magistral enquiry and have not considered the Justice Hegde Commission report which gave a contrary finding without an explanation to that effect," it added.