Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 28 2009:
A POLICE commando team night conducted search at the place where the womenfolk undergoing relay hunger strike showing solidarity to the cause of the Sharmila who is on fast unto death demanding repeal of the AFSPA from the state at PDA complex Porompat.
According to the members of the Sharmila Kanba Lup spearheading the relay hunger strike there, the commandos not only threatened them that they would be evicted with a short time also scolded them using hard uncivilized language which they strongly condemned.
The commandos while conducting the search operation also charged the womenfolk that a underground member rushed to the place has been kept concealed by the womenfolk.
Regarding the matter, president, Sharmila Kanba Lup said that tonight at around 7.20 pm an unknown person entered to the place where womenfolk are camping the night also and told that he was chased after by some persons.
At that time, the womenfolk were discussing on the programme to be conducted on the next day.
After around a half hour later, police commandos including some personnel in civil dress entered to the place and conducted a search while alleging that they (women) are keeping conceal an underground member who rushed there.
They turned over the clothing lying on the ground for night stay and conducted the search.
They also scolded with hard language to the womenfolk staying there and before leaving the place, they also threatened that they would be evicted within the next few days.
The members also expressed fear of staying there on thinking what would happen to them in the next moment while observing that the entry of unknown person would have been a drama played by the police commandos.
They also said that if they (police commandos) are really chasing after undergrounds, they might have conducted search operation in the surrounding areas too.