Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 09 2010:
A suspected underground activist with small armed was killed by troops of Assam Rifles who claimed killed in retaliatory action of the troops who were fired upon by some armed underground activists at Waithou Chiru area under Lilong Police Station of Thoubal district early in the wee hour of today.
The slain youth has been identified as Irengbam Gunindro (28) son of late Tolpishak of Sagolband Khumnam Leirak who was abducted yesterday evening by some unknown persons in civil dress coming on a white colour Maruti Car 800 .
A 9 am pistol loaded with one live round and a Kenwood walky-talky set recovered from the slain suspect, said a statement of the IGAR(S) that claimed that troops of 28 Assam Rifles killed him in a retaliatory action when they were approaching towards a "selected ambush site".
Lilong police received the dead body from the Assam Rifles and transferred at RIMS morgue for identification.
Alleging that the dead body was that of Gunindro who has been missing since abducted by some persons in a civil dress coming on a white colour Maruti Van, a JAC was formed by the locals of Sagolband Khamnam Leirak with the claimed that he was an innocent.
Many witness his abduction from bazaar area yesterday evening and locals strongly condemned killing of youth in encounter after abduction, said a statement of the newly formed JAC signed by its secretary L Bino dispatched tonight.
The JAC also demanded judicial inquiry into the killing and booking of AR personnel involved in the extra-judicial killing.
Until the demands of the JAC are fulfilled by the government, the dead body will not be taken, the statement added.
Troops of 28 Assam Rifles, in another unrelated incident, apprehended a KCP (City Meitei) yesterday, at about 6.30 pm from Singjamei Chanam.
The activist identified as Huidrom Guneshore @ Kundo (18) son of H Gopal of Huidrom Mayai Leikai has been handed over to Singjamei police station, IGAR(S) said in the statement.
Two PLA activists including a woman were also nabbed by the Imphal West Police Commandos in separate counter insurgency operations on Thursday, a statement of the Senior SP, L Kailun said today.
Laimayum Rupachandra @ Tenyson (22) son of Joychandra @ Ningthoukhomba of Tentha Khunou Maning Leikai, a Self Style Corporal of PLA outfit was apprehended yesterday at about 6.30 am acting on credible information from Waheng Leikai Bus Parking while the woman activist Soraisam Premila (46) wife of S Nimai of Tera Luokrakpam was nabbed from near Uripok Oil Pump along the Uripok-Kangchup Road yesterday at about 4.45 pm.