Imphal, April 28MNS: The Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights-South (NPMHR-S) has written to the chief minister of Karnataka in a strong worded form demanding to book the culprits immediately in connection with the murder of Loitam Richard of Imphal. The Naga rights body also said that the Acharya NRV School of Architecture in Bangalore and its officials be held accountable for its role in hindering and impeding the case.
In a fuming memorandum dispatched to Karnataka chief minister D.V Sadananda Gowda, the Naga rights body asks,” Had Loitam Richard not been from the North East India region would his hostel mates attack and assault him and its officials taken up in a more seriois maner?”
The Naga Peoplesc Movement for Human Rights then stated that the death of Loitam Richard has caused
trauma to his family and relatives. It has angered and reinforced the sense of injustice among people from the North East India who are being racially discriminated and harassed on a daily basis in metro cities to which Banguluru is no excception, the Naga rights group said.
The memorandum of the NPMHR-south sector demanded that a special investigative task force be set up to inquire into the death of Richard, and the guilty be brought to book immediately.
The NPMHR while citing the fishy activities of the institute where Loitam Richard was studying, said that the institute and its officials instead of taking responsibility in identifying the culprits, is hindering and impeding the case by tainting Loitam Richard as a drug abuser and blaming his death on head injuries he allegedly sustained in a two wheeler accident.
“It is important to mention the doctors there treated him as outpatient. Had there been suspicion of serious injuries whatsoever, doctors would have surely advised and followed up with the righhtful tests and medical investigations as treatment protocol requires. The absence of any such advise and the fact that Richard was let off after a routine procedure was indicative enough that he was fine and therefore blaming his death in the accident was clearly done to mislead the investigation of the case.
“The mala fide action of the institute and its officials to mislead and obstruct and obstruct the course of justice is highly questionable. It suggests complicity on the part of the institute and its officials in the commission of the crime,” the Naga rights body pointed out.
Manipur Students Association Delhi said the murder of Richard occurred because of criminal negligence of the college authorities. Their acts of
commission and omission indicate criminal conspiracy to protect the criminals. At the time of the preliminary inquiry the roommates were hiding away from the campus on fabricated pretexts which contradicted the attendance record. On the other hand the criminals are still scot-free. Although a case of unnatural death was registered, No 24/2012 u/s 174 (c) at Madanayakanahali PS (Bangalore Rural District), Karnataka, in much delayed time in the evening of 18 April based on an application filed by the hostel warden, there are indications of justice being suppressed by combination of money and muscle powers and racial discrimination on persons hailing from the Northeast region.
The official apathy, negligence, and indifferent attitude in handling the case illustrate denial of justice. It seriously invokes our concern over unabatedly institutionalized mayang racism towards the Northeast people. Many Northeast emigrants in the Indian metropolitan cities in search of job and for education are being racially profiled, selectively targeted, and denied of justice in several cases. It had humiliating effect and created an alarming situation. Should we not address the issue of toying us under the indifferent hype of the Indian hooligans and law enforcing agencies who misbehave against our dignity and sense of humanity? Should we not protest to defend our fundamental rights and honour & dignity?
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