IT News
Imphal, Sept 27:
Youth’s Forum for Protection of Human Rights (YFPHR) has submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Manipur, La.Ganesan urging him for investigation against CRPF Personal, Commanding officer and military personal of 39 Assam Rifle for planting bomb at Puiluan (Kambiron) under Nungba Sub Division, Tamenglong District and also to communicate with the Union Minister Government of India to repeal AFSPA from Manipur and other North East State of India.
In the memorandum the Forum showed serious concern to the September 24 incident at which one CRPF personnel identified as Thiyam Ashok Singh was apprehended by local while planting bomb near Jadonang Memorial site at Puilua Village under Nungba Sub Division.
The Forum said that the bomb was handed to CRPF personal by the 39th Assam Rifle Nungba COB post Commander on night of the 23rd September, 2022.
“Planting a bomb in village where civilian are residing by a military force who are meant to protect civilian is an act of crime against humanity and war crime which could take life of many innocent civilian. We also strongly condemn such impunity created by Central Military Forces and we have serious doubt that many of the bomb blast which took placed in various parts of Manipur are done by the Central Armed Forces and needs serious attention”, the statement by YFPHR said.
It added, “We have deep fear that the act of planting a bomb is to create a disturb area in Manipur so as the central authority could continue to impose AFSPA 1958 in Manipur and to other North East States. However, people of Manipur have bitter experience of extra judicial killing under AFSPA in the name of counter insurgency killing many innocent civilian.
And people of Manipur are still under the trauma, fear psychosis due to serious human right violation committed by Military forces in many operations that have executed under the AFSPA which also violate the International Humanitarian Law. We cannot deny the fact that killing of people of Manipur under the AFSPA, 1958 Act is also an act to suppress the voice of people. Such ill treatment towards the people of Manipur having its different distinctive features of Mangoloid by central forces is considered as an act of racial discrimination towards its own citizen”.
The YFPHR urge the Governor to initiate thorough investigation against the CRPF and 39th Assam Rifles who are posted in Nungba and punish according to the rule of law.
It also urged to repeal AFSPA, 1958 from Manipur and other North Eastern States and also to constitute an independent investigation team chaired by a retired Judge of the High Court of Manipur.
