Mail News Service
Chennai, June 23 : Large numbers of students today staged a protest at Merina beach , Chennai in loving memory of Okram Laaba on 22 June 2011 who was killed at his hostel room.
According to Santosh, Organising committee the students from north east are repeatedly harassed and students were also killed. In spite of repeated requests to Tamil Nadu government no action has yet been taken up on the matter.
Okram Laaba of Yaiskul Yumnam Leikai was found dead in his hostel room no- 111, Padur, Kellambakam, Tamil Nadu in a suspicious manner covering his face with plastic carry bag on his face . He was studying BCA in the Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Rajiv Gandhi Salai (MOR) Padur Kellambakham, Chennai- 600 020 .
Okram Indramani father of Okram Laaba post mortem report reveals cause of death as suffocation and viscera negative of drug and poisoning.
He denied the theory of suicide due to some reasons which included among other things the deceased left for Imphal for joining his hostel for the then forth coming second year BCA course at HCAS on 12/6/2011 and he had about Rs. 25000 on his person in cash however by the time of death only Rs 20 was found. The right arm of the body was found completely dislocated at the shoulder joint at the time of preparing the body for performing the last rites.
He received the post mortem report only in the month of December last year and the report revealed that the deceased would appear to have died of suffocation and viscera negative for drug or other poison and it may be reasonably assumed that this nature of injury could definitely not have been self inflicted.
The deceased as well as his room mate one Mr. Ayappam did not stay in their A/C fitted rooms on the previous night of his demise i.e. on 22.6.2011. Okram Indramani also informed that his roommate Mr. Ayappan and hostel warden K. Balasubramaniam are the two suspects in connection with the death of his son and he appealed all including the students organization to extend co-operation in connection with the death of the student.
Students bodies from Manipur, family members had repeatedly requested Tamil Nadu government to take up appropriate action. The students who protested today shouted slogans demanding arrest of those involved in the incident.
Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/o-laaba-fondly-remembered-during-first-death-anniversary/
