Court allows Singjamei Police to hand over 9 mm pistol to CBI
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 20 2018:
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West i/c, allowed an application filed by Inspector N Jadumani, OC, Singjamei PS, for handing overa9mm pistol to CBI/SIT for proper investigation of an alleged fake encounter/extra judicial killing of one Irengbam Ratan on September 1, 2010 .
Inspector Jadumani filed an application today, as a petitioner for allowing to hand over the 9 mm pistol to the IO of CBI/SIT.
The Court, satisfied with the submission that the pistol, of FIR number 17-7(9) 2010 ofiSingjamei PS, which is available with the petitioner, is required for investigation of the case by CBI/ SIT, allowed the pistol to be handed over to CBI.
It may be mentioned that Irengbam Ratan s/o Babu of Phaobakchao village (residing with his aunt at Langol at the time of the incident) was killed in an .alleged encounter by Imphal West commandos at a location near the Venus Academy, on the road connecting Ningombam with Mongsangei, on September 1, 2010, at around 8.45 pm.
Police also claimed to have recovered the said 9 mm pistol along with three live ammunition rounds, from the incident site.
On the other hand, the family members of the deceased had claimed that Ratan was abducted by unidentified persons (in civilian clothing), who came in a Alto car, at around 2.30 pm the same day.