IMPHAL, Feb 28: The independent Inquiry Committee appointed by Supreme Court to probe six different extrajudicial killings in Manipur will hold its proceedings at Imphal from March 3. Copies of a public notice in this regard dated February 24 issued by PS Moorthy, Secretary, Supreme Court Appointed Commission, were made available to the media during a joint press meet addressed by 13 different NGOs, including the Extrajudicial Execution Victims’ Families Association, Manipur (EEVFAM) and Human Rights Alert (HRA) here on Thursday.
The public notice says the Commission’s sittings from March 3 at Imphal will be held at the Classic Regency (Conference Hall) 4th floor of Classic Hotel, North AOC.
The notice further says that the office of the Commission at Imphal will be functional from March 2 (9 am) at Classic Hotel and this office will be the secretarial address of the Commission till the conclusion of the proceedings in Imphal. It adds that in partial modification of the public notice dated February 9, 2013, it is notified that the time for filing affidavits by persons interested is extended to March 3, 2013 at 5 pm.
Urging all concerned to submit affidavits to the Commission, EEVFAM secretary Neena Ningombam said every individual who wants to file affidavit to the Inquiry Commission will be assisted.
She said any person who does not want to submit affidavit in person is requested to kindly contact phone number 9856675683 or 8974088818.
HRA executive director Babloo Loitongbam said individuals who want to file affidavits to the Commission can come to the Kwakeithel Thiyam Leikai office of EEVFAM and HRA from tomorrow.
The commission headed by Supreme Court Justice N Santosh Hegde, former Chief Election Commissioner JM Lyngdoh and retired DGP of Karnaka Police, Ajay Kumar Singh was established under the directive of the apex court on January 4, 2013.
The commission was set up following a recent petition filed by EEVFAM which pleaded for an independent probe into more than 1500 cases of extrajudicial killings in Manipur.