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Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 01 2009:
In pursuance of the public demand for punishing the police commandos involved in the July 23 incident, resignation of Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh on moral ground, to stop fake encounters and allow the students to study in peace, students of various schools today formed human chains and staged sit-in protest demonstrations.
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Holding the posters showing the sequence of pictures published by Tehelka on the incident, as well as the posters of Rabina and her unborn son, the students staged the protest demonstrations in their respective school campus.
Placards inscribed with wordings like 'Stop State terrorism', 'Repeal AFSPA', 'Resign CM Ibobi', 'We condemn killing of innocent people', 'Go back Governor', 'Stop fake encounter', 'Make education a free zone', 'Bandh and general strike affect education' 'Allow us to study in peace', 'We want justice', etc were also seen being used during the demonstration.
After the sit-in protest, the students formed human chains and shouted slogans in unison.
Some of the schools where the protest demonstration were held included Neerascent English (Heikru Makhong), Azad English School (Meitram Makha), Suranjoy English Academy (Mekola Bazar), Standard English High School (Kodompokpi Mamang Leikai), Bethel English School (Nambol Phoijing), St George English High School (Nambol Chingmang) Tensubam Doren Memorial Academy (Nambol), etc.
On the other hand, in protest against the July 23 Khwairamband Bazar incident, Women Welfare Association, Langdum and Lalambung Makhong Meira Paibis staged protest demonstrations.
The protestors also demanded unconditional release of the arrested members of Apunba Lup.
Meanwhile the grand mother of the late Th Rabina, Mayanglambam ongbi Radhesana Devi of Thangmeiband Lourung Purel Leikai, along with three activists of the Apunba Lup were arrested by police from Uripok today at about 4.30 pm.
While the two are identified as Mutum ongbi Ibemhal and Oinam Bikramjit the identity of the other could not be established till late the time of filing this report.
They were arrested from the house of Ibemhal at Uripok Sorbon Thingel Leikai.
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