Imphal, October 17: Claiming responsibility for killing Tongbram Bimola w/o Kesho of Kumbi Salan Konjin but staying in a rented room at Kwakeithel Akham Leikai last night, the proscribed outfit United National Liberation Font (UNLF) has explained that she had been given capital punishment in accordance to her own faults that could not be forgiven at all.

In a statement, senior publicity officer of the outfit Kh Yoiheiba said since the time of staying at Kumbi Bimola had been working not only as an informer of the security forces by passing information about the UNLF but also carrying out activities against the revolutionary movement of the people.

For this, her husband Kesho was called up by the outfit in 2005 for interrogation and later set him free after giving advice against allowing his wife to carry on with such activities.

However, in complete disregard of the restriction imposed, Bimola continued to work as an informer.

Subsequently, she was taken into custody by the outfit for five days in September 2006 and she admitted her wrongdoings.

In view of the gravity of her misconduct, she could have been given capital punishment at that time itself.

However, in consideration of her four young children as well as on humanitarian ground, UNLF had forgiven her after giving warning against committing such mistakes in future.

Bimola had also admitted to her mistakes in front of mediapersons, Meira Paibis and other family members and as she pledged to reform herself, the outfit handed over to the family members in the presence of the Meira Paibis.

So the outfit had forgiven and overlooked her mistakes twice with due respect to her status as a mother thinking that she might reform one day.

On the contrary, Bimola stepped up her activities against the UNLF all the more with a vengeance, thus compelling the outfit to take the decision of awarding capital punishment to her.

However, for the surviving children who have lost their mother early in life because of her own mistake, UNLF would extend every possible assistance, Yoiheiba announced.

He further said that although UNLF has always accorded highest respect to the spirit of Manipuri womenfolks for their contribution to the society, it is really unfortunate that a handful of them are indulging in anti-social activities like peddling and abusing drugs and working as informer of the security forces.

UNLF would consider all those, whether men or women, who are working against the revolutionary movement just because of some monetary benefit and without thinking for the future of the society as enemy of the people and would not hesitate in eliminating them, the statement reiterated.

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