Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 10 2009:
Three youths were reportedly beaten up while the door of a house broken down besides firing tear gas shells by police commandos at Singjamei Waikhom Leikai today afternoon.
Waikhom Leikai Athletic Club (WAC) has strongly condemned the unruly action of the police commandos.
The three youths who were beaten up by the police commandos have been identified as Puyam Ranbir (27) s/o P Ibotombi, Yengkhom Robertson (30) s/o Y Imo and Laishram Tutu (25) s/o L Loken.
All three are residents of Singjamei Waikhom Leikai.
Ranbir bore the brunt of the excesses of the police commandos on his right side back and chest.
The house which was targeted by the police commandos belonged to one Laishram Keton.
In connection with the incident which took place at around 1.55 pm today, Ranbir informed that 27 of them are participating in a youth leadership camp being organised by WAC since August 5 .
As there is curfew, all the 27 participants were playing carom inside the building of the club today afternoon when a vehicle of the police commandos was seen driving inside the club campus.
Fearing the action of the police commandos as there is curfew, some of the campers fled while others remained.
Ranbir, Robertson and Tutu also tried to flee but as the police commandos have already entered the club with staffs in hand, they jumped into a nearby pond to save themselves from being beaten.
However, they were made to come out of the pond and the police commandos beat them up inspite of identifying themselves as campers.
The general secretary of WAC has condemned the action of the police commandos on the three campers and urged for ensuring such incidents are not repeated.
On the other hand, in connection with breaking down the door of the house of Laishram Keton, his elder sister-in-law and mother of Tutu Laishram Ongbi Jibanlata informed that on hearing the news about her son being beaten up by the police commandos she ran out of the house to save Tutu.
But the police commandos threatened her to be shot dead and broke down the door of
the house.
Jibanlata and Tutu's grandmother Bino also tried to stop the police commandos from taking Tutu away at which the security personnel fired tear gas shells being Bino injured.
Jibanlata has denounced the action of the police commandos.