Imphal. April 24 NNN : A series of protests will be staged at different schools in Manipur regarding the disappearance of Rahul Takhellambam, a class VII student of Don Bosco school, Chingmeirong in Imphal and if prompt actions are not taken up by the government of Manipur to find out the whereabouts of the missing boy, bandhs and strikes would follow.
This was stated by joint action committee (JAC) formed formed in connection with the disapearance of the student at the sit-in protest cum public meeting organized at Sangakpham bazar, near the school where the missing boy was studying. It was resolved at the public meeting to submit memorandums to the chief minister and home minister of Manipur to trace out the whereabouts of the missing boy within a reasonable period of time, take up legal action against the school authority of Don Bosco, Imphal and punishment to those who are responsible for the disappearance of Rahul.
The joint action committee has asked the school authority of Don Bosco, Chingmeirong not to open the school until the missing student has been traced, and alleged that the student, who was staying in the hostel of the school, was missing due to the lack of responsibility of the warden of the hostel who reportedly came to know about the disappearance of Rahul only after room mates of Rahul informed him that Rahul had not returned to the hostel after school hours.
The JAC informed that sit-in protests would be organized at different schools of the state from tomorrow to protest the disappearance of the student and if no tangible action is taken up by the government of Manipur, then bandhs and general strikes would follow.
It may be recalled that Rahul Takhellambam, s/o T. Sunil Singh of Ngaikhong Khullen, Bishnupur, a student of class VII in the Don Bosco school, Chingmeirong, staying in the hostel of the school, had been missing since school hours was over on April 21. The family of Rahul was informed about his disappearance at around 6 in the evening the same day. But his whereabouts are still unknown till today.
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