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KANGPOKPI, June 4: Alleging malpractices at 20/3 Saiton Khullen and 20/1- Siden Changpikot polling booth under 20-Sagang DCC in Saikot AC Komrem Students`™ Union appealed for re-poll at the said two polling stations.

M Angam Kom, President Komrem Students`™ Union alleged that on the poll day on June 1 at 20/3 Saiton Khullen polling booth when only around 30 vote of Moirang Mantak has been cast the concerned Presiding Officer allegedly declared that the ballot papers had already been finished.

It was only 2:30 pm and many voters were in long queue waiting for their turn to exercise their

It was only 2:30 pm and many voters were in long queue waiting for their turn to exercise their franchise rights when the Presiding Officer announced his decision to recommend for repoll at the said booth to the voters continued the union president.

Subsequently, the polling personnel led by the Presiding Officer carried the ballot box without sealing and the polling agent of BJP and Independent candidate submitted a complaint letter to the concerned RO and DEO, added KSU supremo.

However, before the Presiding Officer submit the ballot box it has been found sealed at the submission counter and on inquired the Presiding Officer himself disclosed that he promised to the voters for repoll so as to avoid any untoward incident at the polling station and later sealed the ballot box on reaching the DEO Complex alleged M. Angam Kom.

Therefore, the Komrem Students`™ Union beseech the Election Commission of India and State Election Commission to noted the malpractice of the Presiding Officer and initiate immediate inquiry while conducting repoll at 20/3 Saiton Khullen Polling Station.

The student body also expressed discontentment over the majority community in the area who have allegedly avoid minority community to cast their vote satisfactorily in every election.

In the meantime, M. Angam Kom further alleged that at 20/1- Siden Changpikot Polling station the vote poll reached 100 pc and expressed astonishment over it while urging the concerned authority to note the matter and conduct repoll at the same polling station.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/komrem-students-union-plea-for-repoll/

IMPHAL, June 4: In a shockingly fatal road accident, three students of the DAV Public School lost their lives when a Honda Dio scooter without registration number they were riding on was mowed down by a speeding truck today.

The road mishap occured near Singjamei Super Market under Singjamei Police Station, Imphal West around 1 pm.

The deceased students have been identified as Thangminlian Baite, 19 son of Late Solet Baite of Lairoiphai village in Churachandpur but presently staying at Langol Housing Complex; Md Tariq Hassan, 16 son of Md Abdul Hassan of Lilong Litan Makhong and Ningthoujam Biky Singh, 16 son of N Heramani Singh of Khurai Thangjam Leikai.

Thangminlian Baite was studying in Class XII while the two others Md Tariq Hassan and Ningthoujam Biky were studying in Class X at the same school.

According to some eyewitnesses, the truck bearing registration number MN-06/T-0322 was coming behind the Honda Dio scooter moving in the same direction, when the truck hit the scooter from behind near Singjamei Super Market.

The truck carried the scooter for some distance, before some passers-by chased the truck and stopped it near the turning of Singjamei Baza, they said.

The angered people also smashed windshield of the vehicle.

Meanwhile, the concern police station has registered a case in connection with the accident.

Both the driver and owner of the truck have also been arrested.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/truck-mows-down-three-students/

IMPHAL, Jun 4: Statements of two more prosecution witnesses in the case of arrest of United National Liberation Front (UNLF)`™s chief RK Meghen alias Sanayaima and several leaders of the outlawed outfit were recorded before the Special Court of National Investigative Agency (NIA), Guwahati today.

The deposition of the two prosecution witnesses, both forensic experts was taken based on the charge sheets framed by NIA against the leaders of the outfit.

Reports received by this daily identified the two prosecution witnesses whose statements were recorded before the court in connection with the ongoing trial of the outfit leaders as Bhaskar, an expert of Central Forensic Laboratory from Pune and RK Khode, retired Director of Forensic Science Laboratory, Guwahati.

Forensic expert Bhaskar had examined the computers and laptops recovered by NIA from the possession of the UNLF leaders. He had already deposed before the court. However, his deposition was again taken before the court today in connection with the case exhibits.

While RK Khode is the one who examined the mobile phones used by the arrested outfit leaders.

During the deposition of the two prosecution witnesses, RK Meghen along with other leaders of the outfit was produced before the court.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/two-more-prosecution-witnesses-depose-in-meghens-case/