Dimapur, May 29 : The United Naga Council (UNC) today condemned the indiscriminate firing of Manipur Commandos on innocent women and brutal assault of villagers in Khumji village.
The police personnel had reacted thus out of panic arising from an accident met by a fuel tanker on May 28, a note from the UNC stated today.
“The accident occurred when a fuel tanker heading for Imphal from Silchar lost control on a turn at Khumji village and turned turtle on the road. Suspecting the accident to be sabotage, the Manipur Commandos coming up from Imphal escorting empty trucks heading for Jiribam, started firing indiscriminately on innocent bystanders…” the UNC stated.
One Ester, 25 years, a student of Noney High School sustained injuries on the left thigh and a Ariang Riamei, 45 years, sustained injury on ‘the lower limb’ the UNC stated.
The Manipur police commandos then barged into the house of one Robinson Kamei, 25 years, a student of Noney High School, and severely assaulted him with rifles and kicks. Four other innocent villagers were also beaten for no reason, the UNC said.
The UNC expressed shock at the uncontrolled and unwarranted use of violent force by Manipur’s armed forces.
“This unprovoked brutality is yet again a telling testimony of the psychological conditions of the Manipur state armed forces, whose trigger-happy fingers and violent approach have found yet additional innocents and unarmed victims.
The panic ridden commandos and nervous wrecks that they have become are now let loose to cause havoc in civilian areas creating an atmosphere of fear and insecurity,” the UNC stated.
Manipur state’s armed forces and the Manipur state government are held equally responsible for all the atrocities being continuously committed on the Naga people.
“The United Naga Council extends its fullest support to the 6 days Tamenglong District Bandh called by the Zeliangrong Students’ Union, Manipur to protest the brutality and also extend its solidarity to the protest rally scheduled at Tamenglong on May 29, 2010,” UNC said.
3 women injured in firing
Imphal, May 29 : At least 3 women were injured near Noney in Tamenglong district of Manipur on Friday when security forces opened fire on a group of people milling at a site of a road mishap.
Around 170 goods-laden vehicles including 40 transporters carrying fuel, reached Imphal this evening amid protestors blocking National Highway-53 near Noney.
Official sources said the three injured women have been shifted to a hospital for treatment.
It has been reported that the security personnel used tear gas shells and other mob-quelling weapons to disperse people gathered at an accident site.
Reports said that one Imphal-bound truck coming from Jiribam side met with an accident at Khumji near Noney area along National High 53.
Minutes after the incident, some people gathered near the site. Security personnel are believed to have misunderstood that the vehicle was pushed down by those who had gathered. The security forces started firing tear gas shells and other mob-quelling weapons at the people, leading to injuries of three women, sources said.
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[ via Newmai News Network/Morung Express/ PTI ]
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