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MPHAL: Gauhati High Court has ordered an inquiry into the alleged extra-judicial killing of a youth by Manipur Police commandos at Kameng
village of greater Imphal in November last year. Police had said Nongmaithem Michael of Keishampat Keisham Leikai was killed by commandos in an encounter at Kameng Yenkaobung in Imphal West district on November 4 last year. Police also accused him of being a member of a militant organization.
The deceased's wife, Nongmaithem Meena, dismissed the police version saying that her husband was killed in a "fake" encounter after being picked up by police commandos from Wahengbam Leikai in the city. She prayed before the court to punish the guilty commandos besides seeking compensation. Having heard both the parties, a division Bench of Gauhati High Court on Tuesday directed the district and sessions judge, Manipur East, to conduct a probe into the killing. In their Imphal bench sitting, justice Maibam B K Singh and justice A C Upaghyay maintained that the inquiry report should be submitted within six months.
In her petition, Meena said her husband had gone to attend a shradh ceremony at one of his friend's place on the fateful day and left his house around 3 pm after getting a phone call. Around 3.30 pm, Michael informed his wife that he was arrested by police commandos from Wahengbam Leikai. He also urged her to contact police to free him. When her family members tried to contact Michael on his phone, an unknown man picked it up and informed that he was inside a toilet. The next day, his body was found at the mortuary of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) here, the petition added. Advocate Khaidem Mani appeared on behalf of the petitioner.
MPHAL: Gauhati High Court has ordered an inquiry into the alleged extra-judicial killing of a youth by Manipur Police commandos at Kameng
village of greater Imphal in November last year. Police had said Nongmaithem Michael of Keishampat Keisham Leikai was killed by commandos in an encounter at Kameng Yenkaobung in Imphal West district on November 4 last year. Police also accused him of being a member of a militant organization.
The deceased's wife, Nongmaithem Meena, dismissed the police version saying that her husband was killed in a "fake" encounter after being picked up by police commandos from Wahengbam Leikai in the city. She prayed before the court to punish the guilty commandos besides seeking compensation. Having heard both the parties, a division Bench of Gauhati High Court on Tuesday directed the district and sessions judge, Manipur East, to conduct a probe into the killing. In their Imphal bench sitting, justice Maibam B K Singh and justice A C Upaghyay maintained that the inquiry report should be submitted within six months.
In her petition, Meena said her husband had gone to attend a shradh ceremony at one of his friend's place on the fateful day and left his house around 3 pm after getting a phone call. Around 3.30 pm, Michael informed his wife that he was arrested by police commandos from Wahengbam Leikai. He also urged her to contact police to free him. When her family members tried to contact Michael on his phone, an unknown man picked it up and informed that he was inside a toilet. The next day, his body was found at the mortuary of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) here, the petition added. Advocate Khaidem Mani appeared on behalf of the petitioner.
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