IMPHAL, September 21: The JAC Against the Brutal Killing of Ibemhal has imposed a 12 hours bandh within Andro Kendra on September 22 from 5 am till 5 pm in protest against the released on bail of four accused in the murder case of Ibemhal Keina by the Court of CJM Imphal East.
The JAC secretary Pangabam Chaoba lamented that amidst the pressure from Andro people for delivery of justice to the murder of Ibemhal who was found dead on August 18, the court granted bail to the four main accused namely Kangbam Taso, Ramkumar, Nilabira and Kangbam Birachandra alias Bera.
Since the justice delivered by the court is against the interest of Andro people, the JAC decided to impose a 12 hours bandh within the constituency, he said.
He further appealed to various civil society organizations to extend cooperation to the bandh call.
Anybody who violated the call of the JAC should be held sole responsibility if any untoward incident occur during the course of the bandh, the secretary cautioned.
He said that the JAC organized mass torch rally at Keina, Poreikhongjil and Yairipok today against the released of the four accused.
Members of various civil society organizations, clubs and women folk participated in the rally, he informed.
It may be mentioned that the JAC had organized a protest rally against the delay of punishment to the accused in the murder of Ibemhal at Poreikhongjil and Yairipok on September 10 during which the Andro Police Station was stormed.
On the same day, a huge public meeting was held wherein certain resolutions in connection with the murder were adopted so as to exert pressure on the concerned authorities to deliver justice to the murder case.
The JAC had resolved to launch different forms of agitation along with CSOs in case the accused in the murder are released on bail.