Protest stage against attacks on local body members
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 13, 2011:
Condemning the indiscriminate firing by Thokchom Gambhir, Pradhan, Moidangpok Gram Panchayat and beating local people on the night of January 12, the Moidangpok Chanura Chaokhat Thourang Marup appealed to the concern authority to take back the license gun of the pradhan.
In a press meet, president of the organization, Aribam ongbi Pakpi said that volunteers of Recent Youth Club has been organizing an Adult Literacy Programme in the office of the club at the night.
N the night of January 12, they heard sounds of gunfire near the club.
They also heard bullets falling over the house of Upa Pradhan of the GP which is near the club.
Members of the women organization and the club discussed about the incident today morning when Yengkhom Irabot of Moidangpok Maning Leikai came and told them about the incident.
He told that, Pradhan Gambhir stopped him the last night on his way and asked him not to be with the Upa Pradhan.
Then he fired some rounds from his license gun and beat him up, Pakpi said retelling the report of Irabot.
Condemning the inhuman act, local people of Moidangpok appealed to the concern authority to take back the license gun issued to Gambhir.
Irabot had registered a case to the police against Gambhir regarding the incident.
Later residents of Moidangpok staged a sit in protest at the campus of the club.