Joint bodies want Sikh Regiment to apologise

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Aug 22

Joint bodies strongly condemned the daylong detention of a retired Assam Rifles personnel at Khoupum Dithaolong without any reason by the Sikh Light Regiment posted at Namkaolong Part-1, Khoupum, Noney district.

Speaking to media persons today at Manipur Press Club, Imphal  Rongmei Lu Phwan(RLP) Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, president, Panti Gonmei said that on August 17 retired Assam Rifles personnel, Aku Panmei son of Gikhongai Panmei of Taolingpung was picked up from his residence by the Sikh Regiment and forced him to hold an AK-47 rifles and took snap to make him look like an UG cadre.

Earlier in July month he was picked up by the same Sikh Regiment while he was working in his paddy field and wrongly accused him as UG cadre and they even refused to entertain his identity card shown to them, she added. The Sikh Regiment even rang him up and threatened that they can even arrest women if they want to, said the Panti.

She continued that such action of the Sikh Regiment created fear among the people of Khoupum. “The sepoys shamelessly disrobed their uniforms when a woman appeared to fetch water,” added the president.

The joint bodies asked the Sikh Regiment to delete the photo of Aku holding the gun and also asked them to apologise for their inhuman act.

Panti appealed to all citizens and civil bodies of the state to condemn and extend solidarity to the fight against human rights abuse.