From Our Correspondent
KANGPOKPI | Dec 28
The 48 hours ultimatum served to the state government over the alleged suspicious death of Thangtinmang Haokip, has been made to relax and extended until January 3.
The decision to relax the ultimatum came after a joint meeting of Kuki Inpi, CVOs of Saikul, victim’s family and KSO-GHQ with IG, Clay Khongsai and SP, Themthing Ngasangva, Imphal West as government representatives today at the office chamber of IG, Imphal.
According to Kuki Inpi Saikul Gamkai president, Seimang Lupho, the IG and SP of Imphal West have given a concrete assurance to investigate the suspicious death of Thangtinmang Haokip at the earliest during the meeting and appealed to withdraw the ultimatum served to the government.
He continued that considering the assurance and the hectic Christmas and New Year festive season the decision to relax the ultimatum was made till January 3.
Post mortem of the Thangtinmang Haokip was conducted today at RIMS and later deposited at again at the Mortuary since the family members, Kuki Inpi, CVOs including KSO refused to claim the dead body before the authority concerned and state government solve the case.
The civil bodies also informed that if the case of Thangtinmang is not solved within the stipulated time, it will resort to any form of intense agitation including total bandh along the National Highway 2.
It may be mentioned that Thangtinmang Haokip was the joint secretary of Konghom Area Youth Development and he was found critically injured by some bullet riders along the road side at Khongampat crossing area. He was taken by the riders to Shija hospital for treatment where he was admitted to the ICU ward but later succumbed to his injuries at around noon on Christmas day. The Kuki Inpi Saikul Gamkai and CVOs of Saikul suspected assault leading to the death of Thangtinmang and threatened to impose a total bandh along NH-2 if the authority concerned and the state government fail to solve the matter within 48 hours on December 26.
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