Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 06 2009:
A youth who came to submit application form for recruitment in Village Defence Force sustained injuries in the eye when he was assaulted by personnel of Thoubal police commando.
18 year old Moirangthem Sanjit of Yairipok Bishnunaha Mayai Leikai was coming to the office of SP Thoubal district when he was assaulted with a baton by a commando personnel yesterday afternoon.
Recounting about the incident at the office of The Sangai Express, Sanjit said that he and one Premkumar of his locality were standing queue at the office complex of Thoubal SP to submit their VDF application forms.
As the queue was too long, Sanjit and Premkumar decided to submit their forms on the next day and they broke away from the queue.
But before leaving the place, they decided to make an enquiry at the form submission counter.
As they approached the counter, one VDF personnel gestured with his hands not to come to the counter.
At this, Sanjit and Premkumar came out.
But one commando followed them from behind and assaulted them with a cane.
As Sanjit turned around, he was hit on the right eye.
Sanjit went to Thoubal district hospital but he was referred to RIMS after giving first aid.
However, instead of going to RIMS, Sanjit had his injured eye treated by a private doctor this morning, he said.