Insurgency / Manipur

Imphal, June 06: Setting the stage for yet another possible spurt of feuds, the PREPAK has today warned all the defectors to either return to the ‘mainstream’ by July 6 or else pay the consequences. The outfit has also stated that if the defectors do not return by the deadline set then the family members of the renegade members should pay a sum of Rs 5 lakhs as fines for the weapons taken away. In a hard hitting statement issued to the press today, the outfit said that its cadre, Khaidem Sharju alias Sharat (22) of Kumbi bazar Leikai was done to death by the defectors after severe torture in...

Imphal, June 05: The underground United national Liberation Front (UNLF) has issued a press statement instructing Executive Engineers to stop with immediate effect practices of writing and issuing cheques at private residence or elsewhere other that at the office premises concerned. The statement issued by the outfit's assistant secretary (publicity) of Central Committee Secretariat also said all works relating to writing and issue of cheques particularly for contract/supply works should be done at the office premises concerned openly under the supervision of the immediate superior officer...

Imphal, June 04: In yet another slur cast on the security personnel, family members of Thingom Surjit alias Rocky (25) of Thamnapokpi Mayai Leikai alleged that the youth was picked up by security force personnel and later done to death and not as claimed by 33 Assam Rifles authorities that Surjit was killed in an encounter. Mention may be made that Surjit was killed on May 2 evening near Kakching Khunou Tokpa Ching under Waikhong police station. The accusation by Surjit's family members follows official identification of the body today. Surjit, who left home some four years back is reported to...

Imphal, June 03: The Gauhati High Court has asked the Army authority to pay Rs 1.5 lakhs as compensation for killing a person identified as T Moni (34) at Tonsen Lamkhai after being arrested by troopers of 14 Sikh Light infantry in 1998. Justice SK Kar issued the verdict on May 10 following a petition filed by father of the deceased T Saikhupngam of Tonsem Lamkhai village under Sugnu police station in Chandel district. The Court in its Imphal sitting asked the respondents - Union of India represented by Union Ministry of Home Affairs' Secretary and 17 Sikh Light Infantry CO - to pay the...

Imphal, June 03: Even as the Army authority has decided to probe the circumstances leading to the killing of Pheiroijam Sanajit, the last rites of the slain man was performed today morning under police protection. According to eye witnesses, a police team deposited the body at the Nongada residence of the deceased person at around 1.15 am after extracting a signature from the elder brother of Sanajit on a blank paper. However, local meira paibi members who were present at the Nongada Bazar meira shed vehemently protested the police conduct and with the arrival of more local people on hearing...

Lamka, June 02: A combined team of the IRB and Police commandos from Bishnupur who conducted raids at New Lamka, Vengnuam yesterday afternoon took away lots of household articles including bags of rice, wall clock, inverters with batteries, pressure cookers, gas cylinders etc, sources said. Even toothbrushes, combs, cushion covers and clothes including under-wears were taken, Ms Chingngaihvung, the house lady informed today. They also damaged a suit case, almirah and gas stoves, she added. It may be mentioned that the security team had raided a house belonging to one H Mangboi at Veng-nuam and...

Imphal, June 02: Taking serious note of the series of violation of Supreme Court directives by the security forces in taking up counter insurgency operation in Manipur, the State Government has decided to take the matter to the notice of the Union Defence Ministry to rein in the erring security personnel and bring them back on line. According to a reliable source, the matter was seriously deliberated during a meeting presided over by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh in his office chamber a few days back. Chief Secretary AP Sharma, GOC of 57 Mountain Division Brig R Singh, DGP AK Parashar and...

Imphal, May 29: The Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF), political arm of the banned Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur, today brushed aside any idea of talks with Delhi, saying peace would return to the state only after withdrawal of “the colonial rule of India”. Immediately after assuming charge, the new Union minister for department of development of northeastern region, P.R. Kyndiah, had appealed to the militant outfits of the region to shun violence and come to the negotiating table.

Assistant publicity secretary of the RPF, Lily Leima, alleged in a statement issued here today that...

IMPHAL, May 29 – A youth front on Saturday threatened to launch a series of agitations if Manipur Government failed to revoke its decision to extend disturbed area status of the state under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 from June 1. Talking to mediapersons here, president of Manipur Forward Youth Front (MFYF), Sapamcha Kangleipal said the organisation would call an 18-hour ‘general strike’ from midnight of Sunday to lodge protest against the state government’s decision.

Condemning state Cabinet’s decision last week to prolong the disturbed area status, Kangleipal said it was “very...

IMPHAL, May 28 – Manipur Government has decided to extend “disturbed area status” of the state for another six months from June 1 in spite of strong protests from various social organisations and communities, official sources said today, reports PTI. The decision to prolong the status under Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh here yesterday in view of the deteriorating law and order situation, the sources said.

They said the Act which was first imposed in September 1980 in the state had been in extension from time to...