New Army chief Gen Bikram Singh assures probe into 'fake encounter' at Dimapur in 2010
All 3 killed were from Manipur, held with 'maybe money'
Source: The Sangai Express / Agencies
New Delhi, June 01 2012:
The new Army chief, General Bikram Singh, on Friday promised a thorough and transparent probe into the allegation of a fake encounter in Nagaland's Dimapur district.
The 25th chief of Army staff (COAS), in his first brief interaction with the media after the ceremonial guard of honour at South Block, reacted to the Headlines Today expose.
"There was a letter sent by my chief of staff to 3 Corps to investigate allegations.
There is nothing that should be brushed under the carpet.
I assure you,"
Gen Singh said.
Headlines Today had exposed a letter, written by a serving Army Major, seeking a probe into the alleged fake encounter by the officers of the Dimapur Corps intelligence unit.
General V.K.Singh, who retired on May 31, had said that he had forwarded the complaint to the 3 Corps headquarters and was surprised no probe had been carried out.
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The general officer commanding (GOC) of 3 Corps, Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, has been directed to probe the allegation and finalise a report, sources said.
The Sangai Express adds : All the three killed in the alleged fake encounter were from Manipur.
They have been identified as RK Roshan alias Ronald son of Biren of Tera Sayang Pukhri Achouba Mapal, Thounaojam Prem alias Roman of Langol Laimanai and Th Naobi of Thangmeiband Khomdram Selungba Leikai.
They were reportedly picked up on March 13, 2010 and their bodies were recovered on March 21, 2010 at Karbianglong in Assam.
Three personnel are suspected to be directly involved in the fake encounter, said a source and named them as Havildar Sandeep Thapa, Havildar Provakai and Havildar Tincee Akum.
Sandeep Thapa is reportedly serving a sentence at Jorhat jail, said the source further.
According to documents available with The Sangai Express the whistle blower in a written submission addressed to the the then GOC-in-C of Eastern Command, Lt Gen Bikram Singh, said that three persons were picked up between March 5, 2010 and March 19, 2010.The three were picked up along with belongings "(maybe money)" after an operation at Dimapur.