IMPHAL, June 13 NNN : The Thadou Students Association(TSA)-Chandel district and the TSA-Imphal branch have strongly condemned the acts of Manipur police commandos on two incidents. According to TSA-Chandel, two persons on evening walk were picked up by police commandos at Pallel bazar last evening at around 7 pm. When the locals came to the police pleading for the release of the two persons, the police opened blank fire, alleged the TSA-Chandel. The TSA said it strongly condemned the act of the police commandos. The Thadou students’ body then said the police in Pallel area should come under the superintendent of Police, Chandel district.
Meanwhile, the Thadou students Association, Imphal branch alleged that three student leaders were assaulted at Khongnangkarak, Chingmeirong (Imphal) on June 11 night by the police commandos. “We were coming back after meeting the CM when the police commandos stopped us and assaulted us. They even threatened to shoot us,” said TSA-Imphal branch.
Thangjalun Baite (vice president of TSA-Chandel), Kakai Singsit (Kuki Students Organisation-General HQ information secretary) and Mark Haokip (Tribal Students Union, DM College of Science) were returning by bikes and the police personnel asked for their ID cards, said the TSA-Imphal branch. “All the three showed their ID cards but even after that the commandos assaulted them,” alleged the TSA.
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