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Arrested activists sent to judicial custody

IMPHAL, September 16: Altogether 12 persons including six women leaders of different civil bodies and six executive members of the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System arrested in connection

IMPHAL, September 16: Altogether 12 persons including six women leaders of different civil bodies and six executive members of the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System arrested in connection with the ILPS issue have been sent to judicial custody for 15 days by concerned magistrates.

The arrested leaders were separately produced before the court today.

The women leaders were produced before the CJM Imphal West this afternoon while JCILPS members were produced before the CJM Imphal East.

Sources said that the concerned courts offered to release the leaders on bail however they declined the offer and rather opted for unconditional release.

Owing to their refusal, the court sent them to judicial custody.

It may be mentioned that the women leaders were reportedly arrested by police on September 12 from Uripok area while trying to hold a meeting in connection with prevailing situation arising out of the arrest of JCILPS executives and raids on JCILPS office.

They are identified as Ph Sakhi Devi, president Apunba Manipur Kanba Ima Lup (AMKIL), Th Ramani Devi, general secretary All Manipur Women Reformation and Development Samaj (Nupi Samaj), L Memchoubi Devi, president Poirei Leimarol Apunba Nupi Lup, L Gyanewhari Devi, general secretary AMKIL, Ch Jamini, vice president Nupi Samaj and RK Guni Devi, member Poirei Leimarol.

Meanwhile, the six functionaries of the JCILPS who were arrested by a team of Imphal West district police September 11 evening while attending a meeting at the Haobam Marak Irom Leikai residence of Ibotombi Khuman co-convenor of JCILPS around 5pm by a team of Imphal West district police are identified as Pukhrambam Arjun Singh, 45; Oinam Premjit Singh, 37, son of Ibomcha Singh; Yengkokpam Langamba alias Thabi, 36, son of Ranjit Singh; Soubam Ranjendra Singh, 50 and Wahengbam Sunil Meitei, 28.

Another member of the committee, Sarangthem Manjit Singh, 27, son of Bobo Singh was reportedly arrested from his residence.

They were later formally arrested by the Irilung police from Imphal Police station under FIR no. 81 (9) 2014 IBG P.S.

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Awareness programme on Indo-Myanmar border trade held at CCpur

LAMKA, September 16: A one day awareness programme on the Indo-Myanmar trade and Look East Policy was held at the District Training Center Hall, Churachandpur today. The function was organised

LAMKA, September 16: A one day awareness programme on the Indo-Myanmar trade and Look East Policy was held at the District Training Center Hall, Churachandpur today.

The function was organised by the Indo-Myanmar Borders Traders’ Union (IMBTU) Imphal in collaboration with Churachandpur deputy commissioner and sponsored by the Directorate of Commerce and Industry, government of Manipur.

Attending the function as the chief guest, deputy commissioner PK Jha said he had been to the major trade center along the Indo-Myanmar border at Moreh and was impress with the pace of trade there.

He expressed his belief that developing the trade center would be good for the economy of the State.

“There is not much crowd today as we would have love to, but I have high hopes that everyone present including the media will help in spreading the message of the programme,” he said.

Around 50 delegates of the IMBTU took the lead during today’s programme in deliberating on the importance of improving and promoting the Indo-Myanmar trade.

Certain arrangements have been made to promote the border trade, said director general of Foreign Trade, Anupp K Pujari in a press handout.

The existing arrangement for number of commodities/ items under the Indo-Myanmar border trade has been revised and increased to 62 items with the addition of 22 new items, it said.

The newly added 22 items permissible for trade along the border are agricultural items (machinery/ equipment/ tools), bicycle, bleaching powder, coal, edible oil, electrical and electric appliance, fabricated steel product, garment/readymade, handloom and handicraft items, hardware/ minor construction materials and electric fitting, lime, medicines, milk powder, tea, edible oil and beverage, motorcycle and its spare parts, other item such as electronic and musical instruments, stationary items torch light, plastic items, water tank, bucket, chair, plastic pipe and briefcase, rice, wheat, maize, millet and oats, scented tobacco, semi-precious stones, sewing machine, textile fabric, three wheelers/cars below 1000cc.

SPDPO holds sit in protest demanding Inner Line Permit implementation

IMPHAL, September 16: The State Platform of Disable People’s Organisation (SPDPO), Manipur organised a sit-in-protest along with a public meeting at Tera Bazar, Imphal West to implement Inner Line Permit

The protest demonstration was participated by members of Handicap Development Foundation, Disable Development Association, Manipur; Society for Disabled Person, Manipur; Thoubal District Disabled Association; Blind Welfare Association; the Ideal Blind School and the Deaf and Mute School in Takyelpat.

Spokesperson of SPDPO, Md Yunus Khan said that it is necessary to implement ILP in the State. He said that the Inner Line Permit System is necessary for safeguarding the indigenous people of Manipur.

He further lamented at the State government’s decision to detain the ILP agitators and appealed to release them from judicial custody without any conditions.

Yunus Khan expressed that the State government should share the same sentiments in the issue of implementing ILPS in the state.

He said that person with physical disabilities can sacrifice their lives for their motherland if the need arises. He said that disabled persons of Manipur will fully extend support in the issue to implement ILPS in Manipur.

Sit in protests were also held at different areas of Imphal on September 16 to discuss on the issue of ILP.

Around 300 local meira paibis and others took out a meira rally demanding implementation of the Iner Line Permit in the State at Mayang Imphal bazar this evening.

According to a release of the committee, the protests were held at Keishampat Lairenbi, Longjam Machin Keishampat, Elangbam Leikai Leirak Achoubi, Keishamthong Ahanthem Leikai Leirak Machin, Khagempalli Machin, Huidrom Leikai Khagempalli, Pisum Bazar, Nongthombam Leikai Community Hall, Haobam Marak, Langthabal Lep, Awang Leikai Lainingthou Puthiba Haraopham Lampak, Langthabal Thong Amanbi Community Hall and Tera Keithel.

A rally was also demonstrated at Mayang Imphal demanding implementation of ILP in the state.

The committee has also organised awareness meeting at Moirangkampu, Mongsangei Sun Club and Nambul Mapal Phura Makhong. The chief guest at the awareness programme held at Moirangkampu was JCILPS Convener, Khuman, Moirangkampu Pradhan, Indira Devi as president and co-convener of JCILPS, Somorendro Thokchom and Moirangkampu Ward No.5 member, N. Keinahanbi as guests of honour, it said.

During the sit in protests, in connection with the ILPS implementation in Manipur, a resolution to have the ILP implemented in the state, demand the release the members of JCILPS immediately, to stop terming of ILPS movement as unlawful and to identify non-Manipuris without valid IDs, was drawn up, it said.

Our Bishnupur Correspondent adds: As part of the various agitations being held at different parts of Manipur in connection with ILP implementation, the Apunba Meira Paibi Lup of Phubala Gram Panchayat has organised a torch rally today evening, demanding implementation of ILP in the State.

The rally started from Phubala and headed towards Tiddim road up to Naranseina and headed back to the starting point. The protestors shouted out slogans such as demanding implementation of ILP in the State, to release the arrested member of JCILPS unconditionally and for the MLAs to resign for failing to implement the system in the State. The rally was escorted by Moirang OC, Surjaboro.

The torch rally started from 8 pm and ended at 9.30 pm, it said.

HC orders compensation in 12-year-old killing case

IMPHAL, September 16: In a judgment delivered by the High Court of Manipur at Imphal on September 15 in the case of Garamjan Bibi vs The State of Manipur and

IMPHAL, September 16: In a judgment delivered by the High Court of Manipur at Imphal on September 15 in the case of Garamjan Bibi vs The State of Manipur and five others (W.P. (Cril) No 49 of 2009), the Court ordered for the joint payment of Rs. 5 lakhs as compensation to the petitioner by the State of Manipur and the Assam Rifles within a period of 4 months, said a press release by Human Rights Law Network (HRLN).

According to the press release, the 12-year-old son of the petitioner, Md Azad Khan, a class VII student of Phoubakchao High School, was brutally murdered by the combined force of Manipur Police commandos and Indian Army on March 4, 2009 at around 11:50 a.m. in front of his family members on the false pretext that Md Azad khan was an underground activist.

It said, Md Azad Khan was reading newspaper with his neighbouring friend Kiyam Anand Singh, a 14 years old boy, at the verandah of their house when some personnel of the Manipur Police commandos rushed into their house and apprehended Md Azad Khan and was beaten severely, followed by questioning Kiyam Anand Singh and slapping him.

The commandos dragged Md Azad Khan to a paddy field and the petitioner and her family members were forcefully prevented to follow Md Azad Khan, and later the commandos shot him dead and implanted a pistol near the dead body, said the press release.

It said, on the same day, Md Ashraf Ali lodged a written complaint with the OC of Mayang Imphal Police Station in connection with the incident but the OC refused to register any case based on the written complaint.

Meanwhile, Th. Bronson Thanga, Havildar of CDO, Thoubal Unit falsely stated of receiving a reliable information about some underground activists of the People United Liberation Front (PULF) loitering at Phoubakchao and Sekmaijing area to carry out subversive activities and also to attack security forces, and thereafter created a fake story of cross firing with two youths moving hastily towards the side of Paddy field, in which one armed cadre was shot death and the other escaped, with recovery of one 9 mm pistol with 3 live rounds, said the press release.

It said, by an order on June 15, 2009, the High Court of Manipur directed the District Judge, Manipur West to make an enquiry about the disputed fact relating to the death of Md Azad Khan and to submit its report and pursuant to the direction of the court, the District Judge, Manipur West, submitted its report on July 31, 2012, and eventually it was concluded that Md Azad Khan was shot and killed by the police commando personnel and the pistol near the dead body was implanted.

In the press release, HRLN has stated that the case is one of the 1528 fake encounter cases being taken up by the Extra Judicial Execution Victim Families Association in association with the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) at the Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Crl.) 129 of 2012 which is still pending before the Supreme court of India and has been put up for hearing on October 14, 2014.

Meihoubam Rakesh, Advocate appeared on behalf of the Petitioner and the Writ Petition has been filed with the active initiation of HRLN, Manipur, said the press release.

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