Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 27:
The proscribed RPF has paid revolutionary salutes to Sgt Rockey alias Thounaojam Joychandra of Khurai Chingangbam Leikai, who was shot dead by security force at Lamshang Sanjembam on May 23.Strongly refuted the police version that Rockey was killed in an encounter, RPF in a statement said that he was in fact rounded up from a house at Lilong on May 23 by a police commando team at 9.45 am.
Rockey and the owner of the house were severely beaten up and later taken away.
The owner of the house was later released at about 5 pm at Sanjenthong by the police commandos, said the statement and added that Rockey was not set free.
The whereabouts of Rockey could not be known on May 23 but on the following day, ISTV in its news bulletin at 3 pm announced that he was killed in a shoot out with a combined security force.
The same story was also carried by the State dailies the next day, said RPF adding that the encounter story was nothing but cooked up by the security force.RPF said that when Rockey was arrested nothing was seized from him contrary to the report that carbine with ammunition was recovered from him.
No documents were also recovered from him, said RPF.
The conduct of the police commandos has exposed their true identity, said the statement.
The outfit also shared the grief and pain of the bereaved family members.