Manipur police Sunday expressed concern over the modus operandi of militants using widows, women living with HIV/AIDS and women from broken families by taking advantage of their plight, to carry out extortion activities. To buttress the claim, SPPO, Imphal east district police, L Birbabu at a press conference held at the district police headquarters, produced two such widows living with HIV/AIDS.
The two widows identified as Maibam Thoibi Devi alias Echantombi (33) wife of late Choaba Singh of Moreh ward no. 9 and Thangjam Bala Devi alias Ngamkheingakpi wife of late Bijoy of same locality with the former were apprehended by a team of Imphal east district police commandos as activists of the KCP(MC) Lamyanba Khuman.
A 9mm pistol with two live rounds of ammunition was also recovered from the possession of one of the widows, Bala Devi, during an operation at Lamlong Bazar under Porompat police station Sunday at around 10.30 a.m.
The two were rounded up by police acting on a tip off that some militants were collecting money from government officers by summoning them at a shop in the Bazar.
Thoibi has two children and was arrested earlier also as an active member of the KCP in October 2008. It was reported that Thoibi was having a relation with one Pamen hailing from Kwakeithel and both used to stay together in hotels in Imphal.
Bala who has no children had been trained and inducted into the KCP(MC) Lamyanba Khuman cadre bearing army no. 60. She obtained training at 3rd batch (Women wing), said the SDPO to the media persons. She is also maintaining relationship with one Chaoba Singh of Imphal.
This not the first time that widows, women living with HIV/AIDS and from the broken families were nabbed by the police in the state allegedly for engaging in militancy related activities.
The third woman who was later confirmed to be the wife of a government employee, had been summoned by the two widows for negotiation in connection with the extortion served by the KCP(MC) Lamyangba Khuman group. She has been released by the police commandos after proper verification, the police officer added.
Mothers cry on ‘Mothers’ Day’ in trouble torn M’pur
Even though the world is celebrating “Mother Day” Sunday, mothers of Manipur are crying for the future of their children.
“We have been carrying out the rally hunger strike with the demand repeal of AFSPA for the last 151 days so that our children could lead a life in the land where there is security to their life,” said Tombi Devi who is among the womenfolk participating in the relay hunger strike.
The relay-hunger strike which had started from December 10 last year, 2008 by the womenfolk under the aegis of the Sharmila Kan Lup (a body formed to save Sharmila who has been continuing indefinite fasting demanding repeal of AFSPA for the last more than eight years) is still carrying out non-stop at Porompat PDA complex with the slogan demanding repeal of the “draconian law”.
Other women at the site said that even though their children expressed love on this occasion which is new to them, there is nothing meaningful of the day so long as mothers could give a secure environment to their children.
How women can live with the wish of the day when their sons got killed everyday and even in front of their mother.
On May 7 last, a youth by the named Ngangbam Naoba (27) son of Tombi was gunned down by police commandos right in front of her mother. Recently also, three youths including a girl had been gunned down by miscreants suspected to be militants at their respective houses before the family.
On the other hand, there are reports of killing people by security forces in the state in what they claimed killed in encounter with the reported recovery of weapons mostly 9 mm pistols or revolver or hand grenades.
With five killed last night, a total of 15 youths have been killed in Manipur in just 10 days.
In Manipur, the dead toll in militancy related during the last four months and 10 days (from January to May 10) has reached 161 with 45 (one civilian, two security men and 42 militants) killed in January month, 32 (four civilian and 28 militants) in February, 42 (eight civilian, one security man and 33 militants) in March and again 42 (four civilians, one security men and 37 militants).
With 492 dead record in militancy related fatalities, Manipur was the highest next to Assam.
Mother’s Day is celebrated on different days throughout the world on the second Sunday of May.
The modern Mother’s Day holiday was created by Anna Jarvis as a day for each family to honor mother and it’s now being celebrated on various days in many places around the world. It complements Father’s Day, the celebration honoring fathers.
Source: www.nagalandpost.com
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The two widows identified as Maibam Thoibi Devi alias Echantombi (33) wife of late Choaba Singh of Moreh ward no. 9 and Thangjam Bala Devi alias Ngamkheingakpi wife of late Bijoy of same locality with the former were apprehended by a team of Imphal east district police commandos as activists of the KCP(MC) Lamyanba Khuman.
A 9mm pistol with two live rounds of ammunition was also recovered from the possession of one of the widows, Bala Devi, during an operation at Lamlong Bazar under Porompat police station Sunday at around 10.30 a.m.
The two were rounded up by police acting on a tip off that some militants were collecting money from government officers by summoning them at a shop in the Bazar.
Thoibi has two children and was arrested earlier also as an active member of the KCP in October 2008. It was reported that Thoibi was having a relation with one Pamen hailing from Kwakeithel and both used to stay together in hotels in Imphal.
Bala who has no children had been trained and inducted into the KCP(MC) Lamyanba Khuman cadre bearing army no. 60. She obtained training at 3rd batch (Women wing), said the SDPO to the media persons. She is also maintaining relationship with one Chaoba Singh of Imphal.
This not the first time that widows, women living with HIV/AIDS and from the broken families were nabbed by the police in the state allegedly for engaging in militancy related activities.
The third woman who was later confirmed to be the wife of a government employee, had been summoned by the two widows for negotiation in connection with the extortion served by the KCP(MC) Lamyangba Khuman group. She has been released by the police commandos after proper verification, the police officer added.
Mothers cry on ‘Mothers’ Day’ in trouble torn M’pur
Even though the world is celebrating “Mother Day” Sunday, mothers of Manipur are crying for the future of their children.
“We have been carrying out the rally hunger strike with the demand repeal of AFSPA for the last 151 days so that our children could lead a life in the land where there is security to their life,” said Tombi Devi who is among the womenfolk participating in the relay hunger strike.
The relay-hunger strike which had started from December 10 last year, 2008 by the womenfolk under the aegis of the Sharmila Kan Lup (a body formed to save Sharmila who has been continuing indefinite fasting demanding repeal of AFSPA for the last more than eight years) is still carrying out non-stop at Porompat PDA complex with the slogan demanding repeal of the “draconian law”.
Other women at the site said that even though their children expressed love on this occasion which is new to them, there is nothing meaningful of the day so long as mothers could give a secure environment to their children.
How women can live with the wish of the day when their sons got killed everyday and even in front of their mother.
On May 7 last, a youth by the named Ngangbam Naoba (27) son of Tombi was gunned down by police commandos right in front of her mother. Recently also, three youths including a girl had been gunned down by miscreants suspected to be militants at their respective houses before the family.
On the other hand, there are reports of killing people by security forces in the state in what they claimed killed in encounter with the reported recovery of weapons mostly 9 mm pistols or revolver or hand grenades.
With five killed last night, a total of 15 youths have been killed in Manipur in just 10 days.
In Manipur, the dead toll in militancy related during the last four months and 10 days (from January to May 10) has reached 161 with 45 (one civilian, two security men and 42 militants) killed in January month, 32 (four civilian and 28 militants) in February, 42 (eight civilian, one security man and 33 militants) in March and again 42 (four civilians, one security men and 37 militants).
With 492 dead record in militancy related fatalities, Manipur was the highest next to Assam.
Mother’s Day is celebrated on different days throughout the world on the second Sunday of May.
The modern Mother’s Day holiday was created by Anna Jarvis as a day for each family to honor mother and it’s now being celebrated on various days in many places around the world. It complements Father’s Day, the celebration honoring fathers.
Source: www.nagalandpost.com
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