Imphal: The Liangmai Naga Katimai Ruangdi, Manipur (LNKR-M) alleged today that on March 26, 2023 around 7:30 pm, D. Lungengbou, s/o D. Dirangbou and Ch. Rocky, s/o (L) Ch. Achun, both hailing from Konsaram (Konsakhul) under Leimakhong police station, Kangpokpi district, were brutally assaulted and attempted to murder by Leilon Vaiphei villagers at their village itself while the victims were returning from Leimakhong on a Scooty bearing registration number MN01AC5485.
The LNKR said that two wheeler was burnt into ashes without any reason by the Leilon Vaiphei villagers. Besides, a JCB excavator owned by one Edal Singh of Singjamei, Imphal, was also vandalised on the same day and at the same place, according to the Liangmai student body.
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“Moreover, a group of tourists while coming to Konsakhul waterfall and some pilgrims coming from Imphal for the purpose of pilgrimage to Kounu Leirembi were also stopped and harassed at the village by the Leilon Vaiphei villagers without any reason. In the incident, two innocent civilians were abducted and life attempt was made on the fateful evening by the Leilon Vaiphei villagers,” the LNKR-M also alleged.
Meanwhile, the immediate intervention of Leimakhong police station calmed the situation to some extent “but unfortunately, the two innocent people were physically assaulted in the police station.” To this, the Liangmai student body strongly condemned. “Considering the whole scenario, the Liangmai Naga Katimai Ruangdi, Manipur, seeks the attention of our Hon’ble Chief Minister to immediately suspense all those police officers involved,” it demanded.
Subsequently, on March 28, 2023, a team of “goodwill mission” from Konsakhul village who came to enquire about the incident was also brutally assaulted by the Leilon Vaiphei villagers at the village, the LNKR-M further alleged. More than 20 people were badly injured and two persons are in serious condition and they are being currently treated at Raj Medicity, Imphal, said the Liangmai student body. “Sadly, the police officers and personnel deployed at the spot were from a particular community which unfortunately has biased attitude towards the Konsaram villagers,” the LNKR also alleged.
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Meanwhile, the student body appealed to all the right thinking citizens to condemn “such henious crimes and savage acts perpetrated by the Leilon Vaiphei villagers in our area”. Further, the LNKR appealed to the state government to book the culprits and give befitting punishments as per the law of the land and also look after the innocent civilians who are badly injured.
The LNKR-M then warned that if the state government fails to book all the culprits, then it will exercise its democratic rights and intensify agitation.
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