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lready in the dock over the July 23 Fake Killing issue, the Manipur police found itself in the midst of another storm. This time, the family of an environment activist presently in police custody has alleged that third degree torture has been meted out on the arrested man. While the state police is trying hard to contain the prolonged public agitations as a fall out of the July 23 incident, the approach of the state police is being met with strong criticism from various sections. As a part of police crackdown, Yumnam Jiten, a national environment activist was arrested on September 14 from the Tulihal Airport while he was on his way to Bangkok to attend a United Nation’s sponsored Framework Convention on Climatic Change to be held from September 28 to October 9. The arrest has created a matter of perplexity. Meanwhile, the family of Jiten alleged that severe torture has been carried out on him in police custody. According to them, he had to be admitted to JN Hospital after he was given electric shock at his private parts. The family maintains that Jiten has no connection with any anti-social elements. Jiten’s wife also expressed apprehensions that using of electric shock could bring unwanted consequences in future and might deform her husband mentally as well as physically. Though the police reportedly claim to have recovered a box containing CDs from his possession, the family members maintained that the box was recovered by police from the AMUCO’s office. Jiten is a member of the Citizen’s Concern for Dams and has been at the forefront of various activities of CCD. However, despite repeated attempts, DGP Y Joykumar could not be contacted. It may be mentioned that the after the July 23 incident and series of agitations by various bodies, the police are trying to contain the situation by unleashing a crack down on the leaders of the ongoing agitations. Many leaders of ‘Apunba Lup’ have been arrested and detained under NSA for seeking the removal of the chief minister.
lready in the dock over the July 23 Fake Killing issue, the Manipur police found itself in the midst of another storm. This time, the family of an environment activist presently in police custody has alleged that third degree torture has been meted out on the arrested man. While the state police is trying hard to contain the prolonged public agitations as a fall out of the July 23 incident, the approach of the state police is being met with strong criticism from various sections. As a part of police crackdown, Yumnam Jiten, a national environment activist was arrested on September 14 from the Tulihal Airport while he was on his way to Bangkok to attend a United Nation’s sponsored Framework Convention on Climatic Change to be held from September 28 to October 9. The arrest has created a matter of perplexity. Meanwhile, the family of Jiten alleged that severe torture has been carried out on him in police custody. According to them, he had to be admitted to JN Hospital after he was given electric shock at his private parts. The family maintains that Jiten has no connection with any anti-social elements. Jiten’s wife also expressed apprehensions that using of electric shock could bring unwanted consequences in future and might deform her husband mentally as well as physically. Though the police reportedly claim to have recovered a box containing CDs from his possession, the family members maintained that the box was recovered by police from the AMUCO’s office. Jiten is a member of the Citizen’s Concern for Dams and has been at the forefront of various activities of CCD. However, despite repeated attempts, DGP Y Joykumar could not be contacted. It may be mentioned that the after the July 23 incident and series of agitations by various bodies, the police are trying to contain the situation by unleashing a crack down on the leaders of the ongoing agitations. Many leaders of ‘Apunba Lup’ have been arrested and detained under NSA for seeking the removal of the chief minister.
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