THOUBAL, May 6: The perpetrators of last night`™s firing incident at Pallel will be expelled from their respective villages, it they are found to be from Aimol Satu or any other Aimol villages, declared Aimol Satu village church member L Simon today.
Speaking to media persons, Simon said the incident is unfortunate.
Since sometimes back, women of the villages have been keeping vigil at night due to some land disputes between Aimol villages, he said.
Allegations that yesterday`™s crime at Pallel was perpetrated by people from the Aimol tribe could be an attempt of some miscreants to create communal disturbances, he claimed adding that anyone from the village if found involved in the crime would be expelled from the village for life.
At the same time, the village condemns the police action of trying to arrest an Aimol youth without any proper evidence, he continued.
The police cannot arrest anyone without any proper evidence and proof, he observed.
At the same time, the village will provide all possible help to punish the perpetrators, Simon said adding that the police cannot however arrest anyone based on hearsay.
Meanwhile, the Aimol Tribe Union Manipur has also strongly condemned the incident.
According to the statement signed by Union president S. Munthuireng Aimol, the Aimol community and Pallel Meitei community have been loving each other and extended cooperation to one another for the last many decades. The Aimol Tribe still supports and undisturbed the Laiharaoba rituals.
It further stated that the Aimols are not only unaware of the incident happened last night and it does not instigate anyone to do so. While terming the incidence as `unfortunate`™ for all community, it wanted the Culprit to be booked at the earliest and further stated that the Aimol tribes will extend fullest cooperation to the concern authority in booking the culprit.
Meanwhile, reacting on the newspaper report published in some local dailies regarding the diktat of some militants in connection with the ensuing ADC elections, the Aimol Tribe Union Manipur has appealed for holding free and fair elections.