SENAPATI, MAY 26 (NNN): The All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) has condemned the Kwakeithel Bazaar incident where four innocent Naga women were attacked by an unruly mob. The four Naga women were on their way to the Imphal airport when the incident happened, ANSAM stated on Friday.
ANSAM alleged that the incident occurred in broad daylight where an auto-rickshaw carrying the four women was halted and were attacked, “caught hold of their hair and forcibly dragged down from the auto-rickshaw, struck with an iron-rod, and tore their shirts and destroyed their luggage despite repeated pleas of their identities as Tangkhul Nagas.”
The ANSAM placed on record that the Naga civil society organizations are constantly appealing for restoration of peace and normalcy in the state and such inhuman acts will only aggravate the situation. “Therefore, such acts should be stopped immediately for peaceful co-existence,” it reiterated.
While condemning the “barbaric act and high handedness” of those individuals involved, the ANSAM expressed its anger on the “irresponsible officer” AK Jhalajit Singh, IPS, who is incharge of ‘central control room’ of 1st Manipur Rifles Banquet Hall, Imphal, for circulating a press note categorizing the incident as –“it is absolutely false and there is no incident as such.”
Further, ANSAM urged the concerned authorities to look into the incident immediately on priority to bring justice and also for the officers to carry out their duty diligently and more responsibly.
