Charge hearing held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 18 2018:
Charge hearing in connection with the alleged custodial death of Th Ranjit was held before the Special Court, Imphal East against 6 charge sheeted commando personnel of Imphal East today.
All the accused commando personnel who were charge sheeted in connection with the case, appeared before the Court with their respective counsels for the charge hearing.
During the hearing today, the.Court heard the submission from the defense counsels at length and later fixed December 2 0 for further hearing.
The accused commando personnel present before the Court today included then Sub Inspector RK Brojen, Head Constable Bharmachari Mayum Usharanjan, Constable Takhellambam Dhake, Constable Akimuddin Khan, Constable Sapam Premchand and Constable Leishangthem Birjit.
The charge hearing on the alleged custodial death of Th Ranjit began on November 12, and the Court heard the submission of Special Public Prosecutor CBI on the said day as well as on November 28.It may be mentioned that the 10 of CBI/SIT had submitted the charge sheet against the accused police commando personnel on August 20, in connection with the alleged custodial death of Th Ranjit of Itham Nungoi, on May 8, 2001.It was alleged in the charge sheet that Sub Inspector RK Brojen, along with 5 others, had picked up Th Ranjit on May 8 at around 7.30 am from his residence on the charge of being a member of PREPAK.
It was also mentioned in the charge sheet that Ranjit was taken to a hospital at around 8.30 am after he claimed that he was not feeling well and he later died at the hospital on the same day (at around 9.30 am) .