A retired Colonel, Nectar Sanjenbam, who is the current Senior Superintendent of Police (Combat), a new post created by N Biren Singh's Government amid the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, landed in trouble after he had threatened to kill a former KSO leader.
A former KSO Tengnoupal President, H. Thangtinlen Daniel Mate lodged a written complaint to the Officer-in-Charge of Tengnoupal Police Station requesting to register an FIR against the Senior Superintendent of Police (Combat) today.
In his written complaint, the former KSO leader stated that on February 12 late evening, I received a call from a Mobile No. +91 7085058808 which belongs to Mr. Nectar, a retired Colonel and the present SSP of the Manipur Police Department.
A resident of Tengnoupal village in Tengnoupal District, H. Thangtinlen Daniel Mate, who is more popularly known as Daniel Mate, stated that I did not receive the call as it was already too late in the evening.
However, after a few minutes of receiving the call, I received a life-threatening text message from the Senior Superintendent of Police, he stated in his complaint and produced a copy of the screenshot along with his written complaint to the Officer-in-Charge of Tengnoupal Police Station.
A screenshot of the threatening message sent to Daniel Mate depicting a death threat
The former KSO leader appealed to the Officer-in-Charge of Tengnoupal Police Station to take up necessary legal action and book the person who threatened to kill him as soon as possible
He also stated in his complaint that he had not done anything against the SSP(Combat) or any other persons to deserve such a life-threatening warning.
The former KSO leader also stated in his complaint that unless the police authority takes the matter urgently, his family and his life would be in danger, and appealed to book the person and give legal punishment.
The eight short life-threatening messages received by the former KSO leader from the SSP (Combat) read, "Am gonna kill you asshole", "Be very careful of me", "I have lost my boy", "I will not spare your" "I know you by face", "I will not stop hunting you till I die", "I swear on jeasus", "I will show you wat hell is and wat god Jesus has ensured for you".
Once a decorated army officer, and an awardee of Kirti Chakra, Nectar Sanjenbam became a controversial officer after he was appointed as the Senior Superintendent of Police (Combat), a post specially created for him by the Manipur Government led by Chief Minister N Biren Singh.
The post was created by the state Home department on 28 August, citing a decision taken by the state cabinet on 12 June.
The retired Colonel of the Indian Army’s elite 21 Para Security Force, who led the operations against Meitei militants in June 2015, days after the attack in Manipur’s Chandel district which left 18 Army personnel dead, and personally killed at least six Meitei insurgents with his silenced Uzi rifle is now allegedly helping the Meitei militants and radicalized groups in ongoing ethnic conflict instigating violence contradictory to his appointment to address the violence situation.
The prematurely retired Colonel was appointed as the Senior Superintendent of Police (Combat) “in relaxation of all prevalent recruitment norms as a special case” for a five-year tenure.
Barely ten days after the appointment of Nectar Sanjenbam as the SSP(Combat), a fresh heavy-firing incident occurred in Tengnoupal District where he was posted as heavily armed Meitei militants attacked Pallel Kuki village where one Kuki Village Volunteer was killed and many houses in Pallel bazar were razed to the ground.
The Kuki apex body, KIM considered the appointment of Nectar Sanjenbam to the post of SSP (Combat) raising eyebrows on the Constitutional validity of the appointment besides the ulterior motive of the state Government to advance the ethnic cleansing against the Kukis.
The Committee on Tribal Unity, or the CoTU, Sadar Hills considered the attack on Pallel, Molnoi area by Meitei militants as a clear outcome of the appointment of a retired Meitei Army officer as the Senior Superintendent of Police (Combat) in the state police department.
The committee maintained that the rules of Nectar Sanjenbam appointment are nowhere found in the Constitution or in any recruitment rules and even urged the central government to intervene and revoke the appointment to maintain the sanctity and image of the Indian Army.
The Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum, or the ITLF also considered the appointment of Nectar Sanjenbam as a precursor considering the Pallel attack just 10 days after his appointment.
On January 8, the Kuki women of Moreh hill town apprehended the SSP (Combat), Nectar Sanjenbam who disguised as an Army personnel when he was allegedly attempting to harm the Kuki community in Moreh morning bazar.
The Kuki bodies of Moreh alleged that Nectar Sanjenbam, went to the crowded morning market with automatic rifles during curfew relaxation hours by donning an Army uniform and disguised as the Army, in an attempt to carry out a massacre upon the Kukis.
The local women who kept strict vigil in the area,, fortunately, noticed the retired Colonel and caught him before he executed his sinister plan.
However, when the womenfolk despite his evil plan, escorted the SSP back to Moreh bazar, the Meitei militants and Arambai Tenggol opened fire toward the innocent civilians resulting in fresh unrest in the border town.
The Kuki bodies also raised questions on the sanctity of Assam Rifles owing to the slanted role and partisan efforts of Nectar Sanjenbam.
Nectar Sanjenbam has lost his decorated stature after his appointment as the SSP (Combat) in the Manipur Police Department.
Now, this controversial senior police officer threatening to kill a former KSO leader has obviously exposed his partisan attitude in the ongoing ethnic violence and clearly demonstrated to the world that his appointment as the SSP (Combat) is a life-threatening of the Kukis in the strife-torn Manipur.
The Hills Journal
K. Salbung, Churachandpur
Manipur-795128
