Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 16 2010:
Counsel of Manipur Government today said in the court of Gauhati High Court, Imphal Bench that no FIR case to investigate into the role taken by the then DC of Ukhrul district, Pankaj Kumar Pal in the murder of SDO of Khasom Khullen, Dr Th Kishen and his two subordinate staff is registered till date.
Senior government advocate, H Ibohal informed the court on the non-registered of FIR case with regard to the matter during a hearing in the court of Justice K Meruno of the Imphal Bench of the Gauhati as per order of the same court passed on April 9 last in response to the writ petition filed by the father of late Dr Kishen, Surendra to the court.
In response to the order passed on April 9, the government counsel submitted a report on the action taken by the Ukhrul police in response to a complaint lodged by the Surendra.
The report mentioned that police did not take up FIR case against the suspended DC, Pankaj Kumar Pal.
However, the report said that Ukhrul police station taken up an FIR case with regard to the murder of Dr Kishen and his two sub-ordinate staff, Y Token and A Rajen after kidnapping by suspected cadres of NSCN(IM) on February 13, 2009 .
The FIR case has been handed over to CBI, investigating into the case and police department has sought advice from the state law department with regard to the registration of another FIR case against the former DC, the counsel informed the court.