JSB raises doubts about integrity of central agencies over abduction of two minors; FIR lodged

The Joint Student Body (JSB), Lamka, has alleged that two minors had been abducted alongwith four other alleged accused in the killing of two School going students, by central agency on Sunday, the 1st October, 2023.

In its press release on Monday, the Joint Students’ Body (JSB) said it is dumfounded by the manner in which the two minor kids were dragged into a murder case, believed to be an abduction or kidnapping.

"Surrounding their abduction, many anomalies have been detected, raising doubts about the integrity of the agency involved in the case," it said.

The JSB Lamka put-up certain pertinent questions surrounding their abduction as to how the two minor kids – aged 9 & 11, were related to the murder case, and under which relevant law were the two minor kids abducted alongwith four others.

They had been abducted/kidnapped on their way to Lamka (Churachandpur) district headquarters between Molhoi Village and Kangvai. The Chief Minister of Manipur, N. Biren in his usual self had dragged the two minor kids in the case through his social media post.

"It is an open secret known to the whole world that the two minor kids had been kidnapped or abducted by the notorious Major Rawat of 21 Para Military and Sanjenbam Nectar, Senior Superintendent of Police (Combat)," JSB alleged, while adding that arresting women without the involvement of women police personnel was also against the law, a clear indication of violation of prescribed norms.

The grandfather of two minor kids – Janglam, has filed a missing report at the Churachandpur Police Station on the next day, alleging his two granddaughters have been kidnapped by unknown miscreants at Molhoi village, near Kangvai at around 1:00 PM on October, 1, 2023.

The CBI in their intimation letter to the SP Churachandpur informed the arrest of only four persons. The whereabouts of the two minors have been unknown till date, JSB said adding that separating the two minor kids with their parents was a mental harassment.

JSB also stated that the baseless allegations upon the incumbent President and General Secretary of KSO Leimata Block as members of SoO group was already clarified by the group concerned and the same could be cross-checked or verified with the concerned authority.

JSB demanded that the agency involved in the abduction of the two minors should ensure their immediate release and drop them back to their permanent residence. It also demanded that the charge leveled against the four innocent civilians should also be dropped immediately; failing which, the JSB warned it would be compelled to take-up a more rigorous form of agitations in the coming days across all the hill districts.