IMPHAL Feb 3: The proscribed Revolutionary Peoples’s Front (RPF) in a press statement issued by the outfit’s Assistant Publicity Secretary GM Changjou condole the demise of Sgt Kangla@ Athokpam Sunil S/o Ibotombi Meitei of Wangoo Maning Sabal Leikai.
The release further stated that , Sunil joined the PLA in June 2008 and served the outfit with an inspiring zeal. He was a well disciplined cadre and carried out numerous life threatening missions, the release said.
Further , after completing basic military training , Sunil served in different sections of the outfit from 2005 and was finally promoted to Area Secretary II of Division 8 . He entered into wedlock on July 2010 and have been looking after the affairs of Division 8.
The outfit alleged that Sunil was killed in a fake encounter after being captured by the combined security force at Leimaram Waroi Ching near Adenglok Chingmang. No weapons were assigned to him and the pistol allegedly recovered from him is planted by the security forces to make the incident look like an encounter .
Moreover , no gunshots were heard by the nearby villagers at the time and the restriction of media persons to cover the incident by the police commandos are evident to cover up the crime , the release said.
