Six packed off to Sajiwa QC for violating SOP
Source: The Sangai Express

Bishnupur, June 12 2020: Six inmates of SK Women's College community quarantine centre, Nambol have been pulled up by police for flouting the SOP prescribed by the State Government and health experts and packed off to the quarantine cell opened at Sajiwa Jail.

Some inmates of the community quarantine centre, after consuming intoxicating substances, quarrelled with the volunteers and police personnel stationed there at around 10 pm yesterday.

Moreover, they also vandalised some properties of the college.

Notably, 134 people including 31 females are being housed in the quarantine centre.

It is said that some inmates exchanged blows with volunteers manning the quarantine centre on the alleged ground that they were not served meals.

Six packed off to Sajiwa QC for violating SOP

The particular group of inmates also vandalised many furniture items of the college.

One inmate and one volunteer sustained injuries during the violent confrontation.

Police have pulled up six inmates involved in the confrontation.

They have been identified as Philem Suranjoy (25) s/o Inaocha of Moirang, Konjengbam Ngamba (25) s/o K Rajen, Salam Toni (28) s/o S Rajen, Wahengbam Samson (23) s/o late W Biramangol of Kakyai, Thiyam Indrajit (30) s/o Th Chaoba of Bishnupur Ward No 9 and Shashi Khangenbam (26) s/o Kh Subama of Kumbi.

Philem Suranjoy, Konjengbam Ngamba and Salam Toni are residents of Moirang.

After they were produced before the District Magistrate through video conference today, all six of them were taken to the quarantine centre of Sajiwa Central Jail on remand for 15 days.

Nambol AC MLA N Loken accompanied by the Bishnupur SP, other district level officers and representatives of local clubs and Meira Paibi groups made a spot assessment of the quarantine centre today.

There he appealed to all the inmates not to use intoxicating substances within the quarantine centre or target volunteers.

The MLA asked the Bishnupur SP to register an FIR against all the inmates involved in last night's confrontation and vandalism.

Loken asserted that the Government should provide all the requirements of quarantine centres and added that lapses on the part of the Government is one factor for such unwanted incidents.

Meanwhile, the Development & Protection United Voluntary Organisation Nambol has warned that volunteers who have been taking care of three quarantine centres opened within Nambol AC will cease their service from tomorrow if all those inmates who assaulted Nambol Sabal Leikai Youth Club & Library president Ch Sarat, secretary Ch Shanta and executive member Sh Chiranjib and those people who brought intoxicating substances to the quarantine centre are not pulled up and awarded befitting punishment.