Month: August 2014

IMPHAL, August 1: Despite repeated issuance of arrest warrants against two of the five accused out on bail in the Pallel drug haul case, police have failed to book the two who remains absconding till date.

Meanwhile, other accused namely Defence Wing RPO, Colonel Ajay Chowdhury and two others RK Babloo, 25, son of RK Bijen of Top Khongnangkhong and Seikholen Haokip, 35 years, son of Telsing Ngamjang (TN) Haokip (former minister) of B Vengnom Tuibong, appeared before the special court Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (ND&PS) as their routine procedure, today.

The two absconding accused have been identified as Letminlal Letminlal Haokip alias Minlal Haokip, 25, son of (L) Kakai Haokip of New Checkon near Brighter School and Zangminthang Tuboi alias Minthang, 29, son of Dousei Tuboi of Bunglung village.

They (accused) were granted bail on May 19, 2014 and physically released from jail the next day along with the three other accused including PRO Col Ajay Chowdhury.

All five were released with stern restrictions against leaving the State and on the execution of PR bonds of Rs One lakh each.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/08/pallel-drug-haul-case-two-accused-continue-to-abscond/

IMPHAL, Aug 1: The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System has demanded the release of the women folk arrested in relation with the agitation for ILP implementation.

According to a release of the committee, it stated that the City Police’s act of arresting the 106 women protestors is against the laws of the land.

It condemned the arrest of JCILPS Executive Committee member, Pukhrambam Arjun by the Police commandos on July 28 on the false charge that he was part of a UG party. The committee has demanded the release of the Arjun and the women protestors immediately before stronger action are taken up, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/08/release-of-ilp-activists-demanded/

IMPHAL, Aug 1 (NNN): Global Liangmai Forum strongly condemns the barbaric and uncivilized act of physical assault meted out to Ringsanbou Newmai, of Chiang village, Tamenglong on July 28, said a press statement issued by its convener Angambou Kalengta.

Ringsanbou is a Bachelor of Arts (History Hons) 5th semester student of Don Bosco Maram. It said this kind of act should and must be condemned by all right thinking citizens of the land.

“There is a legal procedure to deal with every crime in this country and if somebody commits a crime, he or she must be dealt according to the law of the land. However, taking law into one’s hands or doing moral policing is definitely not the best thing to do,” the GLF stated.

“GLF, demands that the people involved in this uncultured, crude and vulgar act be apprehended at the earliest and handed over to the concerned legal authorities and booked under pertinent legal sections immediately. GLF demands justice sooner than later in this matter”, added its convener.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/08/don-bosco-maram-assualt-condemned/