IMPHAL, Dec 13 NNN: Three persons from Chandel district have been picked up by the combined team of the Army and the Manipur police commandos and toutured them and akso robbed off Rs 90,000 from the three victims before they were left with bruises, according to the Thadou Students Association, Chandel district (TSA-Chandel district).
Lalboi Mate (38) of Khudengthabi village, Thanglal Baite (36), of Moreh town Ward No. 9 and Haopu Mate (36), also from Moreh Ward No 9 were on Christmas marketing at Paona bazar in Imphal when the security force personnel claiming themselves as the combined team of the Army and the Manipur police commandos picked them up, blinded folded and took them elsewhere at around 7:30 pm on December 11, alleged the Thadou Students Association, Chandel district. The three people were tortured by the security force personnel during the night accusing them as criminals. The victims mobile phone handsets (Nokia brand) were also taken away by the security people, further alleged the TSA-Chandel district. These three persons were left the following morning near FCI godown at Sangaiprou area in Imphal, it added.
The students’ body then alleged that one of the police commando personnel came and demanded Rs 1 lakh from each of the three victims to deliver if they did not want to be killed. The victims had been asked to bring the money after they were released by contacting the telephone numbers that were seized by the security force personnel. They were also told not to tell anyone including their spouses about the incident.
Lalboi Mate is the father of five children while Thonglal Mate is the father of three and Haopu Mate is the father of six children.
The victims are now undergoing treatments at Christian Hospital, Imphal.
The TSA-Chandel district then urged the concerned authority to book the security force personnel involved in the incident at the earliest time possible or else strong agitation will be taken up by TSA-Chandel district in collaboration with other civil organisations.
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