Imphal, March 30 2009: In protest against the failure to deliver justice in the murder case of Kasom Khullen SDO Dr Th Kishan and his two staff, Meira Paibis burnt effigies of Chief Minister O Ibobi and top leaders of NSCN (IM) today at Imphal.

The protest demonstration was staged at Thangmeiband Hijam Leikai, Chingakham Lampak against the deafening silence being maintained by both the State Government and the NSCN (IM) without giving any punishment to the perpetrators of the heinous crime.

Besides burning effigies of Chief Minister O Ibobi and NSCN (IM) leaders, all clad in phaneks and blouses, the Meira Paibis also raised numerous slogans.

The slogans raised by the Meira Paibis include, "NSCN (IM) should be declared as a terrorist group", "Chief Minister O Ibobi, resign immediately" etc.

They also put up placards which read as "Punish savage NSCN (IM) cadres", "NSCN (IM)'s who could not keep their words are more cruel terrorists than Al Qaeda" etc.

The Meira Paibis also used cartoon pictures that made a mockery of Chief Minister O Ibobi as well as NSCN (IM) leaders.

SDO Kishan, Mondal Y Token, and driver A Rajen were found bludgeoned to death at Lukhrabi Thong near Taphou Kuki village in Senapati district on February 17 after they were abducted by some NSCN (IM) cadres from Ukhrul.

Even as the NSCN (IM) has admitted that the brutal murder was carried by its own cadres and has given assurance to punish the culprits, the deadline it sought to complete its investigation has long expired.

On the other, the State Assembly in its session held this month resolved to persuade New Delhi to affect hand over of the culprits to the State law enforcing agency.

Although, the State Govt too investigated the murder, nothing has been disclosed about the statements of the three staff abducted together with SDO Kishan but released unharmed by the NSCN (IM) and later rescued by security forces from a village in Ukhrul district, leave apart punishing the culprits, decried the Meira Paibis.

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