Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 14, 2010:
One surrendered as well as rehabilitated UG cadre has been pulled up in connection with the murder of Manipur University's Dean of Students' Welfare Prof Islamuddin.
The accused is one of the 12 UG cadres who surrendered to the 57 Mountain Division in October last year.
Following the surrender ceremony, the UG cadres have been putting up in a Government-run rehabilitation centre.
Prof Md Islamuddin was shot dead within MU campus on May 25 last year.
Two days later, the State Cabinet decided to hand over the murder case to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Since then, Special Team-III of the CBI has been investigation into the murder.
In connection with the case, CBI pulled up one surrendered UG cadre from the Government-run rehabilitation centre located at Lamphelpat, informed a source.
The accused pulled up by the CBI in the early days of the current month has been identified as one RK Yamha.
Of the 12 UG cadres who surrendered in front of former 57 Mountain Division GOC Maj Gen Shakti Gurung on October 27 last, five belonged to KYKL-MDF, four to UKLA-MC, two to DHD and one to PREPAK.
Incidentally, one IRB personnel Kangjam Dimjit has been already sent to jail in connection with the murder.
On the other hand, any further trial regarding the murder of Kasom Khullen SDO Dr Thingnam Kishan and his two staff has been put on halt even as the State Government has given consent to the CBI�s proposal to continue the trial in a court at Delhi instead of the Supreme Court.
The State Government has also agreed to transfer of the case lying in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Ukhrul.
However, the case cannot be proceeded as the Government is not sending any affidavit to the Supreme Court.
The CBI suggested the Supreme Curt for transfer of the case to a court at Delhi apprehending disturbance to public order in case the trial should be conducted at Imphal and NSCN-IM�s Lt Col Hopeson Ningshen, the kingpin of the triple murder produce here.
Hopeson Ningshen is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.
SDO Dr Kishan, Mondal Y Token and driver A Rajen were found murdered at Taphou Kuki village in Senapati district on February 17 last year.