Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 19:
Accusing the Indian security personnel of victimising innocent villagers after suffering heavy casualties at the hands of the MPA, the UNLF today said that the propaganda unleashed by the Army authorities through the PIB Defence Wing is nothing but an attempt to cover up the "criminal activities" of the security force.
In a statement, the outfit said that on November 13, after suffering heavy casualties at the hands of the MPA at Umtal near Molnom village under Singhat sub-division, the India security personnel turned their wrath on the local people.
They severely beat up the villagers, used them as human shields while retreating and torched one of the villages, claimed the outfit adding that the security personnel also robbed the poor villagers including three shot guns, warm clothes, rice, knives and even toiletries of women when they left the village on November 14.Again on the night of November 17, Assam Rifles personnel raided Bungte Chiru village under the pretext of searching for some UNLF cadres and assaulted a number of villagers including women and children, said UNLF.
A 75 year old man, LD Rengtuiwan was shot dead while the AR personnel deliberately shot his wife on the thigh, charged the outfit.