Sit-in protest staged at Yairipok Keithel
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, January 10 2024:
A sit-in protest was staged at Yairipok Keithel today against the brutal murder of elderly woman Keisham Radhe on the fateful day of January 8 last at Yairipok Pechi Awang Leikai in Thoubal district.
Meira Paibis and locals of Pechi and Yairipok participated in the protest demonstration where placards which read, 'We condemn the brutal killing of Radhe', 'Nab the culprits of the gruesome murder', 'Provide befitting punishment', etc were used and the protestors chanted similar slogans.
Member of the Joint Action Committee formed in connection with the murder, Khoirom Chaobi said that such gruesome murder of the elderly women and robbing of gold should be strongly condemned by all.
Taking serious note of the crime, she demanded that the Government should take up immediate measures to nab the culprits involved in the crime and award stringent punishment.
Demanding that the culprits should be booked within five days, she maintained that the JAC will continue to stage protest demonstrations and the body will not be claimed until justice is delivered.
Taking part in the protest, Memma, daughter in-law of the deceased, strongly denounced the brutal murder of her mother in-law by unknown miscreants.
She urged the Government to take up stringent measures to ensure that such crimes do not recur and called for adequate security to protect the life of the civilians.
Lastly she demanded that the culprits involved in the brutal murder should be booked at the earliest.