CHANDEL, December 5: Three individuals including the president of the Kuki Students’ Organisation Chandel (KSO) have been hospitalised after they were allegedly assaulted by 24 Assam Rifles personnel at Khudengthabi check post in Chandel District today.
The victims are identified as Doumang Haokip, president KSO Chandel District; Seiboi Haokip, Chief of Lamphei Village and Koparsing Lamkang, Chief of Kotal khunthak village.
Speaking to media persons, Doumang Haokip, informed that the incident happened at Khudengthabi AR check post around 4pm in the evening while they were returning towards Imphal from Moreh.
He alleged that an Assam Rifles JCO of the post verbally abused one of the student’ representatives in front of a crowd following which a brief altercation broke out between both sides.
On hearing the altercation one Major Manish Sharma of the post came out, said the KSO president adding that he approached the major to settle the matter amicably at his table as the commotion started to draw larger crowd.
Instead of trying to settle the matter amicably, the major reportedly went up to his Barrack and came back along with his jawans and brutally assaulted the victims with the rifle`s butt, kicking with their boots.
The KSO president alleged that the major even threatened to kill the victims brandishing his gun at them besides adding that he has plenty of guns at his disposal to place it besides their bodies.
Meanwhile, the KSO president was brought to KCC Hospital Imphal late at night as his condition deteriorated.
According to hospital authority, he suffered blunt injury most of which are internals including a seriuos back injury.
While a case a formal complaint has been lodge with the Tengnoupal police station, the KSO has warned to confront the issue tooth and nail until justice is delivered.
Meanwhile, Kuki Chief`s Association ( KCA ) Tengnoupal Block and Kuki Students ’ Organisation ( KSO ) Tengnoupal Block strongly condemned the brutally assaults of two village Chiefs and President of KSO Chandel by a Major Manish Sharma and personnels of 24 Assam Rifles posted at Khudenthabi today.