Imphal, March 23: Amidst strong condemnations against the killing of class XII candidate Huidrom Shyamsunder gunned down by unidentified persons yesterday at near Pole Star College, Wabagai the last rites of the slain student has been performed in late evening today at his native village in Wabagai Awang Leikai.

Shyamsunder, who was the general secretary of Pole Star College Students' Union, secretary of Wabagai branch of Manipuri Students' Federation and assistant secretary of MSF head office, was whisked away by the gunmen while on his way to appear the ongoing Class XII exam and shot dead some distance from the college.

The body was brought at the premises of Poirei leimarol Meira paibi Apunba Manipur at Khoyathong at about 8 am today where volunteers of MSF and members of several social and women bodies paid their obeisance.

After the floral tribute at Khoyathang the body was taken in a procession through Wahengbam Leikai and Keishampat to- wards his native place with mourners holding placards and raising slogans against the killing.

The slogans included condemnation on killing of the student activist, punitive action against all involved in the murder, demand on ground for the killing, immediate production of the guilty by the State authorities, flaying on use of gun and muscle power to threat and slay students and terming the killing as an act against the interest of the student community and attempt to subdue student move- ment.

Meanwhile, the Manipur Forward Youth Front, Manipur State Council of the All India Students' federation, Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur, Ethno Heritage Council and Manipur State Committee of Student Federation of India also strongly condemned killing H Shyamsunder and demanded clarification on reasons for killing of the student activist.

While the people has been reeling under the boots and butts of security forces gunning down of the student further plunges Manipur to further doom and deserves the severest form of punishment against the culprits, demanded the bodies.

PREPAK claims: The proscribed PREPAK has claimed responsibility for gunning down Huidrom Shyamsunder alias Amujao for his anti-party activities and conniving with the 33 Assam Rifles resulting in the demise of the outfit's organization secretary captain Ngaanba on March nine.

A press statement of PREPAK's department of publicity and propaganda charging Shyamsunder of Wabagai Awang Leikai as the main culprit leading to the death of Ngaanba said the party's Red Army carried out the execution order due to Shyamsunder's unpardonable conduct.

Describing Shyamsunder's elder sister and one Tekcha of Khongjom as AR informer the underground organisation asked both to surrender to the party failing which the Red Army has been alerted to take up appropriate action.

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