Day: April 7, 2013

Mail News Service
Imphal, April 7 : Two personnel of Assam Rifles were killed while another was wounded when troops of two units of Assam Rifles fought against each other in between Khudengthabi and Lokchao area at Chandel district. The gun battle took place at around 9:30 pm yesterday. Troops of 24 Assam Rifles and 9 Assam Rifles resorted to firing against each other due to a communication gap according to a source.
The deceased AR personnel were identified as Narengbam Suresh Kumar (30), of Wangjing Sorokhaibam Leikai and Ram Krishan Singh of Uttarchand. Both the dead bodies were brought to RIMS today .

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IMPHAL, April 7 NNN : Manipur statewide indefinite bandh imposed by the joint action committee (JAC) against the murder of Ningombam Satyabama totally disrupted the Indo-Myanmar road at Singjamei-Kakwa area along the National Highway-2 for the second day today. The JAC said it will continue its agitation as long as the state government of Manipur fulfils its demand.
In a memorandum submitted to the government, the JAC demands that those persons involved in the murder of Ningombam Satyabama be booked and given life imprisonment. The JAC said if the government does not fulfil within 5 days time, the JAC will intensify its agitation.
Today at around 1 pm, bandh supporters and the police had a tussle when the agitators were shutting the Imphal’s Khwairamband bazar. About 20 members of the JAC were taken to the police custody.
The bandh was strong in the Singjamei-Kakwa areas and the NH-2 was totally paralysed.
Satyabama, a Junior Research Fellow of DBT Project in Pathology at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, was found dead in a trench drain in Bashikhong Wangkhei Laoumanbi filed yesterday afternoon.
The 31-year-old doctor was the daughter of N Tomba, a resident of Kakwa Laishram Leikai Salungba Leirak.
According to the preliminary post mortem report on the death of Satyabama that was conducted at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), she was strangled and killed.
Since early morning today, a large number of bandh supporters, mostly from her locality, including the JAC blocked the National Highway-2 (Imphal-Moreh road) at Kakwa bazaar.They put timbers and burnt tyres on the road to stop traffic.
The strike was affective in many parts of the capital Imphal and other districts too. Vehicles were off the road and Government establishments were shut due to the general strike in Imphal.

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IMPHAL, April 7 NNN: The first leg of the United Naga Council (UNC) political tour in Naga areas was undertaken in Chandel district in association with the Chandel Naga Peoples’ Organisation (CNPO) and the 7 constituent tribes councils of the region from April 5-7. The political tour was carried out mainly with a view to study the socio-economic conditions of the Nagas which is weakening by the day and to verify the tall claims made by the Government of Manipur on schemes/projects submitted in the tripartite talk as development initiatives taken up by them in tribal areas. Interactions were held with village chiefs and social leaders across the district and the common refrain was the loss of hope for a future with dignity on all fronts under the Government of Manipur.
The touring team also discussed issues on the proposed Chakpi River Multi Purpose project with members of the Committee Against the construction of Chakpi Dam. “The anti-people development aggression of the Government of Manipur which would uproot thousands of indigenous tribals from their own lands was the shared concern and such incursion without the free, prior and informed consent of the people should be resisted with all possible means,” the UNC said.
The tour programme concluded with a joint meeting with frontal organisations including the Naga Women’s Union Chandel, Nagas Student’s Union Chandel, the tribe councils, the Chandel Naga People’s Organisation and several social leaders. The contours of the tripartite talk process on the demand for an alternative arrangement outside the government of Manipur was highlighted in the joint meeting which also emphasised on the need to be organised and be in continued preparedness for taking forward the people’s movement to its logical conclusion.
The abduction of H.Khangba, president of the Thangal Naga Union by an armed group was strongly condemned in the joint meeting. The meeting took strong exception to the irreverence for the respected office of a tribe social organisation and urged all peace loving people to condemn the act so that such abominable deeds do not occur in the future.
The entire tour programme was hosted by the Lamkang Naga Union.

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Mail News Service
Imphal, April 7 : L Mema has filed a RTI seeking information about drug hauls by security personnel and the actions taken up. She requested copies of orders- (i) order dated 5-5-2012 of the S.P Imphal West being no. 1/1/C-40/RO/2012 for establishment of Special Intelligence Unit (SIU) of Imphal West District and (ii) order dated 15-1-2013 of the the S.P Imphal West being no. 2/19/C-4/RO/2008 for abolishment of Special Intelligence Unit (SIU) of Imphal West District. Further, how many police personnel were utilised in the said SIU.
SIU Imphal West had seized huge contraband drugs worth Rs l,40,000,00 from Air Deccan Flight. When the information received was taken down in writing and when the same was informed to the immediate superior officer it was asked. Where the drug are kept it was asked. When the sample for the same was sent to FSL for chemical analysis and report.
On 15-2-2013, contraband drugs worth Rupees 1 crore 30 lakh were seized at Mantripukhri from a truck by the Imphal East Police.
On 24-1-2013, Imphal West Police had seized huge contraband drugs from one VDF of Imphal East Police.
On 1-2-2013, Thoubal Police had seized huge contraband drugs worth Rupees 45 lakh from Pallel area on the way to Moreh. On 24-2-2013, Thoubal Police had seized huge contraband drugs worth Rupees 25 crore from the possession of one Army Officer and six persons at Pallel area on the way to Moreh.
On 25-2-2013, Imphal West Narcotic Cell had seized huge contraband drugs worth Rupees 8 lakh from Air Cargo brought by one Rajkumar Rai of Bihar.
On 26-2-2013, Excise Department, Jiribam had seized huge contraband drugs worth Rupees 22 lakh while brought in a boat.
On 1-3-2013, Manipur Police had seized huge contraband drugs worth Rupees 18 lakh from thepossession of a Burmese (Myanmar national) .
On 6-3-2013, huge contraband drugs worth Rupees 2 crore 70 lakh were seized from 3 places of Thoubal District. On 10-3-201, huge contraband drugs (Heroine and Tablets) were seized from Pallel area from the possession of 3 persons including a Captain of the NSCN-Dvl.
On 10-3-2013, Police had arrested a Mobile Drug Smuggler with S.P Tablet from the Gambhir Singh Shopping Market. On 12-3-2013, huge contraband drugs worth Rupees 2 lakh was seized from the possession of a Havildar of 6th Bn. M.R. Details of the cases were demanded.

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