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Another case of police torture surfaces in Manipur |
Another case of police brutality in Manipur has surfaced after
family members of an NGO activist accused them of using third degree treatment.
The Manipur Police arrested Jiten Yumnam an activist of the All Manipur United
Clubs Organisation (AMUCO), at the Imphal Airport on Monday. Yumnam was reportedly
on his way to Bangkok to participate in an international summit on climate change.
But the state police charged him with supporting and aiding insurgency in the
northeastern region. Members of NGOs and family members of Yumnam alleged that,
police have inflicted third degree torture upon him by subjecting him to electric
shocks. But the police have denied the allegations of torture. Superintendent
of Police of West Imphal, L. Keilun, denied the allegation and said there is no
such attack happened on Yumnam, if there is any report then stern action would
be taken against the responsible officers. Yumnam's wife, Kiran Mala, alleged
that the police are not giving any information about the reasons for her husband's
arrest. Meanwhile, the North East People's Initiatives has strongly condemned
the arrest of Yumnam, and demanded for his immediate release. Earlier, in August,
Manipur witnessed chaos following an alleged fake encounter of a 20-year-old youth
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