Our Correspondent
Imphal | February 8
Rights crusader Irom Chanu Sharmila today urged the people of Manipur to launch agitation to persuade the government of Manipur to deliver justice for Chungkham Sanjit Meitei and Thokchom Rabina Devi who were killed in an alleged fake encounter in 2009. Activist Sharmila, who has been on fast since 2000 demanding the Indian government to repeal Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA), was produced before the court of chief judicial magistrate, Imphal West. She is facing charges under Section 309 of the IPC (attempt to suicide).
Sharmila said the people should not remain silent over the Sanjit-Rabina case and urged them to launch a fresh agitation to seek justice. It was the right time to rise up together to start a sustained public movement against the ‘fake encounter’ and pressure the government, she said. An innocent bystander, Rabina Devi who was 7 months pregnant was also killed in the July 23 Khwairmab and incident in which Sanjit Meitei, a former PLA activist was killed by commandos of Manipur Police.
The CBI-probed case resurfaced after Manipur Police head constable Thounaojam Herojit Singh, one of the accused, recently confessed to the media that he shot and killed Sanjit in a fake encounter as he was ordered by his seniors to execute the task.
