Meluri Village Council writes 3-point memo to Governor
Meluri, June 26 (MExN): The Meluri Village Council has expressed its resentment and sorrow over the murder of late Jisietho Nyuwi in Jammu and Kashmir on June 22.
In a memorandum to the Nagaland Governor, the village council while acknowledging the massive sympathy shared by various individuals and NGOs made a 3-point demand to the government of Nagaland.
The village council stated that it would accept the mortal remains, but maintained that it was determined not to accord the final burial until their demands are positively responded.
The council in their memorandum mentioned that late Jisietho was an orphan since his childhood and had been taken care of by an NGO called Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram and had studies at Saraswati Shishu Mandir Higher Secondary School in Uttar Pradesh.
Stating that five days has elapsed since the death, the village council pointed out that no arrests or breakthroughs have been made. “This lackadaisical attitude of investigating agencies and the much anticipated support role from our state is very much disappointing,” the village council maintained and asked, “To what extent is the matter being pursued?”
Expressing dissatisfaction at the pace of the investigation, the village council demanded that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) be set up to deliver justice at the earliest.
Further stating that late Jisietho was the sole bread earner in the family, the village council revealed that no ex-gratia or compensation had been accorded neither by the company he worked with or the state government. Towards this, the village council demanded that the state government and the company “befittingly compensate” the victim.
