Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 22 2009:
The All Tribal Disable Union Manipur (ATDUM today threatened to launch agitation of the state authority failed to place personnel of the 6th MR personnel involved in assault of L Daikho in Senapati within three days counting from today and provide relief compensation to the man with disabilities.
In an interaction with media persons at the resident of L Daikho today, the president of the ATDUM Momo Tanthang recalled the incident on the night of May 13 which Daikho was beaten up by the personnel of the MR attached at Senapati police said seven personnel of MR in full uniform with covering their face assault the handcapped Daikho.
Daikho sustained injury when the personnel hit him with gun butt.
He was brought up at Senapati district hospital where he was referred again at RIMS hospital, Imphal.
Sister of Daikho who also talk to the media persons condemned the act of security force who are mean for protecting civilians turning toward them.
The act of assaulting a handicapped person by seven security men is not an act that can be done as a human.
Terming the incident as unfortunate one, president of ATDUM Senapati branch, Th Johnson Keikho said, the branch will launch agitation till appropriate action be taken up to the erring personnel.