Manipur: State cabinet approves Rs.50 lakh compensation for death of police officer, recommends to declare WKZIC as an unlawful organisation

Manipur State cabinet approves Rs.50 lakh compensation for death of police officer, recommends to declare WKZIC as an unlawful organisation

An emergency State cabinet meeting held on Tuesday approved an ex-gratia of Rs. 50 lakh as compensation for the death of Chingtham Anand Kumar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Moreh, considering the special duty in a special area.

As per government's press release, the meeting also approved that a suitable government employment shall also be provided to the next-of-kin of the deceased martyr.
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In view of the incident in Moreh leading to killing of a senior police officer, the cabinet meeting held in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat also approved to recommend for declaration of the World Kuki-Zo Intellectual Council (WKZIC) as an unlawful association/ organisation under section 3 of the Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act 1966.

The cabinet meeting deliberated upon the emergent law and order situation arising in the State in the aftermath of the killing of Chingtham Anand Kumar, MPS, SDPO, Moreh. It noted that both sides of the ethnic conflict had been exercising restraint and peace has been maintained for the past one-and-half to two months.

"While a sense of normalcy was slowly settling in, an MPS officer, Chingtham Anand Kumar, a resident of Haobam Marak Chingtham Leikai, Imphal, has been killed on Tuesday in unprovoked firing by armed Kuki militants while he was on duty overseeing the cleaning of the grounds of Eastern Shine School for construction of helipad, jointly by State force and BSF," it stated.

The Cabinet condemned the dastardly act in strongest terms and directed for launching a joint operation in Moreh and adjoining areas to nab the culprits responsible for the crime, and to continue the same till the culprits are arrested.

Cabinet also noted that additional State forces have been detailed from Imphal for the purpose and the operations have since started. The Cabinet further directed that the Central and State forces shall ensure free movement of transportation and general public along Pallen-Moreh road on NH-102.

It was further decided that no illegal armed personnel shall be permitted in or around Moreh, considering the strategic position of Moreh town under India’s Act East Policy.