Triple murder case; Trial of accused Ningshen on
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 22 2011:
The second session of the trial of Hopeson Ningshen for the killing of then Kasom Khullen SDO Dr Thingnam Kishan Singh and his two sub-ordinate staff namely, Revenue Mandal Yumnam Token and driver Aribam Rajen Sharma was conducted today in the court of the Special Judge, CBI, OP Saini at Patiala House, New Delhi.
According to a statement issued by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the brutal killing of Dr Th Kishan, Y Token and A Rajen Sharma, Ningshen was first produced in the same court on January 31 .
He has been charged with 'criminal conspiracy' in the robbing, kidnapping for ransom, murder and withholding the stolen mobile phone of Dr Kishan under Section 392 read with 120-B IPC, Section 302 read with 120-B IPC, Section 16 of UAPA read with 120-B IPC and Section 411 IPC.
The witnesses concerned would be produced in the court during March 21 to 25 at the expense of the CBI as per the Supreme Court ruling.
It is important to reiterate that the family members of the victims did not receive any demand for ransom after the kidnapping of the three.
The statement of the JAC signed by its chairman S Tikendrajit said that JAC wants to know if the ransom was demanded only from Dr Kishan and if so what then would be the motive behind the killing of the other two.
Such a line of framing the accused betrays a lame strategy to reduce and fit every crime in the region within the easily received discourses of ransom and extortion.
In addition to this, nothing has been heard about the other three co-accused Major RI Yurhor alias Abo Sibo, Town Commander Sergeant Major SK Themsong alias Ashang and Corporal Johnny of NSCN (IM) Army.
If Hopeson Ningshen is a threat to 'unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of India', how safer is the Indian Democracy when the other three co-accused are still 'absconding' ?, the JAC questioned.
Dr Kishan and his two sub-ordinate staff have been abducted from a place in Ukhrul district but they were found brutally murdered at a place in Senapati district.