Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 14 2008:
The identity of the youth shot dead by a combined team of Imphal East commandos and troops of 32 AR during a reported encounter at Awa Ching under Irilbung police station last night has been established.
He was one Md Liyaqat Ali (21) s/o Abdul Helim of Yairipok Tulihal.
According to family members, he went to Khuman Lampak to take part in the written test for recruitment in IRB yesterday morning.
They maintained that Liyaqat was not related to any UG group.
Meanwhile, the corpse of Md Rahimuddin (18) of Yairipok Heitroipokpi has been claimed by family members after completion of post mortem at Lilong PHC today.
Rahimuddin was shot dead together with Md Aslamuddin (20) of Yairipok Changamdabi during a reported encounter with a combined force of Thoubal police commandos and troops of 32 AR at Uyan village on December 11 .
The corpse of Md Aslamuddin was also already claimed yesterday.
Interestingly, a JAC was constituted against the killing of Md Rahimuddin contending that he was innocent.