IT News
Imphal July 1,
Nagaram Women Society along with the locals of Nagaram today staged sit in protest against physical assault of a local by police personnel.
Speaking to media persons General Secretary of Nagaram Women Society (Meira Paibi) Rintharyao Zazo said that they strongly condemned such physical assault and the use of offensive language to the common public.
She added that the said incident occurred on the evening of 27 June where personal security of the Proprietor of Little Clinic who was a head constable identified as T.A Meitei of Chingmeirong outpost threatened using offensive language against Peter Kapai, Kennedy Kapai, Mahaimi Zimik and physically assaulted Kennedy Kapai with his service gun.
Angered by the way how the police harassed and threatened to the victims she said that the police person even said that he can kill them at the moment.
Showing gratitude for opening the clinic which helped the people, Rintharyao said that even though the clinic is very useful the personal security of the Proprietor of Little clinic has caused a fear psychosis among the people of the locality.
Further she demanded for immediate termination of the police personnel involved in order to avoid the repetition of such intimidation to random people and also demanded a public apology.
Recalling the incident Peter Kapai who was the victim said that on the evening of 27 June he went to his neighbour rice hotel and asked to give some rice and also to add more for his dog. During that time two police personnel was also there and they said that it was disrespect to them. The police further said he disrespects them and further the police assaulted him with his gun.
Peter further said that after he tried to call higher authority for intervention, the police then came back and search for him. Later his brother came out to intervene and told that it was his brother and questions why the police did such assault as if he was a criminal. The police then physically assaulted Kennedy Kapai with the revolver and then were taken by the police including the two friends of Peter, Mahaimi Zimik and Albert K along with his brother Kennedy.
He strongly condemned such actions and demanded to terminate the police who assaulted them.
