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Thoubal, April.4,
Lok Sabha candidate of the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency, R.K. Anand today said that the North East India Development Party (NEIDP) will extend all possible help to deliver justice to Manipur Police Constable SM Manjur Ahamad, who died during interrogation in police custody.
RK Anand was speaking to reporters while coming to join the last rite ceremony of the deceased constable at Yairipok Ningthounai today morning. He further said that the custodial dead of SM Manjur is a serious case of human rights violation.
“ It is very unfortunate that, a police constable who was arrested in connection with the escaped of Th Nando from police Custody was tortured to death at the Police Custody”, RK Anand said.
Stating that custodial dead is a serious crime, RK Anand said and added that NEIDP came to share the pain and the sorrow of the family of the deceased constable. He further assured all sort of help from NEIDP to the family of late Manjur.
“Even though investigation has been going on over the death, it should be handed over to some independent agency as the death occurred in police custody”, Anand said.
He further said that NEIDP have no difference with the demand of the JAC formed against the custodial dead of Manjur. However, such a crime of custodial death should be taken responsibility by the government.
Members of the NEIDP Central Working Committee (CWC), Advisor Dr Dhanabir Laishram, General Secretary W. Khelindra and Y. Brojendro and State Vice-president of NEIDP Manipur Y. Nabachandra along with N. Diten also accompanied RK Anand.