Taking cognisance of reports about allegations of use of “excess force” by security forces during the maintenance of law and order in the last few days in the Imphal area, Director General of Police Manipur Rajiv Singh on Thursday ordered to form a committee to look into the issues and asked it to submit a report at the earliest.
“There have been various reports/allegations of the use of excess force by the Security forces during the maintenance of law & order situations in the last few days in the Imphal area. To verify such complaints/allegations, a committee is being formed to look into the issues and submit the report at the earliest,” read the order issued by the Director General Of Police Manipur on Thursday.
The Committee will be headed by K. Jayanta Singh, Inspector General of Police (Administration), Manipur and assisted by Th Sanatomba Singh, AAIG (Adm). Fresh protests erupted in Manipur on Monday after a video showing the bodies of two students who reportedly went missing in July went viral on social media. The government responded by re-imposing the suspension of internet services for five days as a precautionary measure and announced that all schools in the state would be closed till Friday. Manipur’s Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Wednesday strongly denounced the alleged “kidnapping and killing” of two students, while pledging to deliver justice to the state’s residents.
The CRPF will be providing security to the team of the Central Bureau of Investigation which is visiting violence-hit areas in Manipur. “CRPF has been given charge of security of CBI teams visiting various locations in Manipur for investigation purposes and collection of evidence,” a senior official said. On Wednesday, a CBI team led by Special Director Ajay Bhatnagar reached Imphal to probe the incident.
