Imphal, January 02: Many socio-voluntary and student organisations condoling the untimely demise of the MEELAL leader Chingsubam Akaba condemned the killing of the public figure and demanded stringent punishment against the assailants.

Ch Akaba was shot dead by two unidentified persons on the intervening night of December 31, 2006 and January 1, 2007 near his Soibam Leikai Mary Leirak residence after he had escorted his driver from the same locality at around 12.15 am of January 1.According to information culled by the press, the assailants came in a Maruti car with one of the two persons grabbing Akaba and the other firing two shots at close range even as some suspected accomplices stayed vigil near the crime site.

The victims died on the spot after suffering bullet wounds on the chest and head areas. After post mortem at RIMS morgue the body was brought in a procession to the MPP office yesterday where wreath were laid by the MPP president Dr L Chandramani and party MLAs Dr Nimaichand Luwang and O Joy, and other functionaries.

the mortal remains was also kept momentarily at the Sanamahi Temple complex of 1st MR and Palace Compound before the procession winded up at Soibam Leikai where religious rituals and obeisances are being held.

As desired by the departed leader, Akaba's body would be laid to rest at the Baruni hills tomorrow with the funeral procession slated from the Citizens' Club premise slated to begin from 7 am.

The bodies condoling the untimely demise as well as condemning the attack include Lainingthou Sanamahi Laining Phurup (Soibam Leikai, Wangkhei Khunou), Sanamahi Lainingkon Imphal Shanglen (Sega Road), DESAM (head office), International Peace and Social Advancement, ACOAM-Lup Kangleipak, Manipur State Shumang Leela Council, Theatre Mirror (Haobam Marak Thingel), Action Committee Against the Govt Decision on the Shifting of Manipur State Kala Academy Complex, Users Society for Effective Response, Sagolmang Women's Prohibition Committee, Union of Social Upliftment (Khurai Lamlong Keithel), Soibam Leikai Ayangpali Road Youths' club, United People's front, Ethno Heritage Council, Federation of Regional Indigenous Societies, National Identity Protection Committee, Chanura Lamchinglen Kangleipak, Ereipat Enaat Chanura Loinsinlon (Yaiskul), Citizens' Club (soibam Leikai), Salai taret Enat Saktam Kanba Lup (Palace Compound), Huyen Lalong Manipur Thang-ta Cultural Association (Irilbung), Kangleipak Students' Association, Apunba Kanglei Sinnaibi Lup (Keishampat), Meetei Enat Pung, eshei, Jagoi Sindam Shanglen Kangleipak (Soibam Leikai), Universal Mothers' Organisation (Langol Liklam), manipur State Council All India Youth Federation, Kanglei Chanura Chaokhat Lamching Lup (Keishampat Thokchom Leikai), Kangleipak Lamjing Apunba Meiralup (Kwakeithel), All Manipur Tammi-Ching-mi Apunba Nupi Lup (Takyel), Nupi Seva Marup (Soibam Leikai), Irom Meijrao Apunba Nupi Chaokhat Lamjing Lup, Imphal East United Clubs' Organisation (Old Checkon), All Manipur Hill & Plain Organisation of Teaching Profession, Manipur State Pensioners' Union, All manipur Muslim Organisations' Coordinating Committee, Minuthong Golapati JAC, Minuthong Women's Welfare Association, Minuthong Hatta Social Welfare Union, Nationalist Congress Party Manipur Pradesh, Manipur State Council CPI, Manipur People's Party HO & Wangkhei Kendra Committee), N Bihari Singh (MLA/Khurai AC), CPI Patsoi Local Council and Chanura Marup Manipur People's Party.

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