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The Print
9 hours ago
- The Print
Brothers held by NIA over Jiribam killings ‘link', family says ‘don't even have money to fight case'
Lalrosang, the his father and wife told ThePrint, worked as a farmer in Sairang in Mizoram, while his brother Thanglienlal worked as a motorboat operator in Assam's Cachar and also served as an elder in a church. 'I don't even have money to take their case forward. I am a daily wage earner. How am I going to get them back?' asked the father. According to the NIA, Lalrosang and Thanglienlal are residents of Moinathol Dilkshosh Ghat in Assam's Cachar district. New Delhi: The family of Lalrosang Hmar alias Rosang and his brother Thanglienlal Hmar, both arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week in connection with the killing of three Meitei women and three Meitei children in Manipur's Jiribam district, claimed they were clueless about the brothers' alleged link to the killings. The agency said Thanglienlal was arrested from Assam on 31 July, while Lalrosang was taken into custody from Aizawl in Mizoram the next day. However, their family members claim Lalrosang was taken into custody by the agency on 31 July itself. On Friday, the Indigenous Tribes Advocacy Committee (ITAC) said in a statement, 'The narrative that the arrested Hmar innocent civilians played a 'logistical role' in an alleged coordinated killing—without any transparent and independent verification—clearly indicates a predetermined conclusion intended to criminalise tribal resistance while systematically ignoring the heinous atrocities committed by the majoritarian Meitei community against the Kuki-Zomi-Hmar Tribals.' The NIA took over the case from the Manipur Police in November last year, at the orders of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The police initially registered the case after armed miscreants fired upon houses and shops belonging to Meiteis in Jiribam's Borobekra in the afternoon of 11 November last year. The CRPF and police personnel opened fire in retaliation, and two people died as a result of firing by the militants, said the FIR. That same day, six women and children were abducted from Borobekra area. Days later, their bodies were found mutilated and floating in the Barak river. The Cachar police recovered the bodies from the river in neighbouring Assam. The deceased included Yumrembam Rani Devi (60), Telem Thoibi Devi (31) and her daughter Telem Thajamanbi Devi (8), Laishram Heithoibi Devi (25), along with her two sons—Laishram Chingkheinganba Singh (2.5 years old) and Laishram Lamnganba Singh (10 months old). Family members of the victims, along with local Meitei civil society organisations, have alleged that around 30 individuals were involved in the attack and that the killings took place 'in front of security officials'. They have demanded a thorough investigation and strict action against those responsible for the killings. Amid widespread condemnation of these killings and violence in Manipur's Jiribam district, the NIA took over three cases related to violence in Manipur. The other two cases were about the murder of a woman by heavily armed militants and the attack on the CRPF post (A-Coy, 20th Battalion) at Jakuradhor Karong. On its part, the NIA alleged that the two brothers were 'actively' involved in the conspiracy behind the killing of these civilians. Sources aware of the case details said that Thanglienlal Hmar was intercepted by a joint team of the NIA and the Assam Police when he was travelling from Jiribam to Cachar on a country-made boat through the Barak river route. 'He was intercepted and impounded by a team from the Cachar Police who were patrolling on a boat. The accused is a registered resident of Cachar district (in Assam) but has been settled in the neighbouring Jiribam district of Manipur,' an official aware of the case details told ThePrint. Meanwhile, Lalrosang's wife told ThePrint that the family moved to Sairang, near Aizawl, in November 2024—the same month the violence erupted in Jiribam. 'We moved here with our daughter to look for work because it was becoming increasingly difficult after the tensions escalated. I have no idea why he has been arrested. I even went to the Sairang police station when they picked him up, but they did not tell me anything,' she said. The arrests come three weeks after the Manipur High Court directed the NIA to submit a report on the case. Earlier, it had ordered the counter-terrorism law enforcement agency to file a chargesheet within a month. The NIA had also submitted two sealed cover reports to the HC detailing the progress of its investigation into this high-profile case. (Edited by Tony Rai) Also Read: Autopsy reports of 3 more victims of Jiribam violence show 'crushed skulls, bullet wounds on baby'
Hindustan Times
10 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Two Young People. Two Camps. One Dividing Line. A Story of Conflict in India's Northeast
By Angana Chakrabarti Lamjahat Haokip and Kshetrimayum Dinesh live nearly identical lives. The young adults each come from a community that opposes the other, both were forced from their homes by the violence, and both now live in relief camps that are just 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) apart. Kshetrimayum Dinesh and his father run a food stall outside the Khoyol Keithel relief camp in Moirang. (Angana Chakrabarti/GPJ India) Dinesh is from the dominant Meitei community, and Haokip is of the Kuki-Zo group. In May 2023, violence erupted along the border between their communities in India's northeastern Manipur state. The clash followed a protest earlier that day led by several tribal groups who opposed efforts by the Meitei community to attain Scheduled Tribe status, which could help Meiteis benefit from quotas for government jobs and college admissions. Opponents say the move would lead to the larger community getting more preferential treatment. 'I was involved in the stone-throwing,' Dinesh admits. He and his family left their home overnight, for fear that the people from the Kuki-Zo group would attack. They've been living in a relief camp since then. Lamjahat Haokip collects laundry at the Sadbhavna Mandap camp in Churachandpur.(Angana Chakrabarti/GPJ India ) Haokip, meanwhile, feared that day that a mob of Meiteis looking for Kuki-Zos would attack the hostel where she lived while attending school. The mob did come, and Haokip managed to escape to a friend's house. Then, she too landed in a relief camp, this one for Kuki-Zos. The feud is the longest-running of its kind in 21st century India; it has left 260 people dead, nearly 60,000 people displaced and thousands of people injured. Police monitor a checkpoint at Gwaltabi village, on the route from Imphal to Ukhrul, ahead of the Shirui Lily Festival. Tensions were high at the time as travelers from the Meitei-dominated valley passed through areas controlled by the Kuki-Zo and Naga communities.(Angana Chakrabarti/GPJ India) Over the course of two months in 2023, entire villages, including Dinesh's and Haokip's, were razed. Weapons were looted from police stations. Meiteis living in the hills fled to the valley, and Kuki-Zos living in the valley were forced to the hills. The conflict shifted to intermittent gunfire in the foothill areas, prompting civilians to tote firearms. On the stretch of road that separates Haokip's and Dinesh's camps are at least four checkpoints manned by five different security forces who have been standing guard day and night. The short distance is nearly impossible for either to cross, yet their days mirror each other. Dinesh and Haokip both wake at the crack of dawn; Haokip to prepare for recruitment exams for public sector banks, and Dinesh to train for the Indian army. After classes, Haokip helps younger children with their homework for 4,000 Indian rupees (about US$46) per month. A few months after the conflict began, Dinesh started a food stall outside the relief camp, where he earns an essential 700 rupees (about US$8) a day for his family. Kshetrimayum Dinesh trains around a nearby army unit from the Khoyol Keithel relief camp in Moirang. Displaced by the May 2023 conflict between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities, Dinesh is now trained by a unit of the Indian army in the hope it will help him qualify for the Agnipath Scheme for short-term contractual military service.(Angana Chakrabarti/GPJ India) Lamjahat Haokip tutors children near the Sadbhavna Mandap relief camp in Churachandpur, while keeping up with her college botany studies.(Angana Chakrabarti/GPJ India) The government 'completely abdicated its responsibility to protect the civilian population,' says human rights activist Babloo Loitongbam. The violence has wound down in the past year with the resignation of Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh. Singh, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, was accused of playing a partisan role in the conflict. The state has had no popularly-elected government since February. Efforts to resolve the crisis are made in 'bits and pieces,' says GK Pillai, India's former home secretary. Peace will take time, he says. There's been no major violence in recent months, but protests in May and again in June underscored how fragile the peace remains. For Haokip and Dinesh, the true challenge lies ahead: rebuilding their lives and returning home, across a line that remains, for now, uncrossable. This story was originally published by Global Press.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Manipur violence case: SC questions delay in fresh Forensic Science Laboratory report on Biren Singh tapes
The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the delay in submission of a fresh Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report on the authenticity of some audio recordings that point to the alleged role of former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh in the violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities in the state. Raising eyebrows on the delay, a division bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma, asked the counsel for the Centre: "What happened to the forensic report? That should have come at now, the forensic report laboratory must have given you a report. At least, tell us whether the report has come or it's still in the pipeline." Productivity Tool Zero to Hero in Microsoft Excel: Complete Excel guide By Metla Sudha Sekhar View Program Finance Introduction to Technical Analysis & Candlestick Theory By Dinesh Nagpal View Program Finance Financial Literacy i e Lets Crack the Billionaire Code By CA Rahul Gupta View Program Digital Marketing Digital Marketing Masterclass by Neil Patel By Neil Patel View Program Finance Technical Analysis Demystified- A Complete Guide to Trading By Kunal Patel View Program Productivity Tool Excel Essentials to Expert: Your Complete Guide By Study at home View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals Batch 2 By Ansh Mehra View Program When the counsel for the Centre replied that the report had not come yet, Justice Kumar verbally remarked: "How long does it take FSL to give a definite report on the analysis of the voice? ...this can't go on endlessly". The matter was eventually adjourned. On May 5, a division bench headed by the then Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna had called for a fresh report after perusing the report submitted by FSL, in a sealed cover. The bench had expressed its dissatisfaction with the report and sought for a fresh report. The development took place during the resumed hearing of a plea filed by the Human Rights Trust, a Kuki organisation. In February, the top court had sought the central FSL's report on the tapes. In February, President's rule was imposed in Manipur, nearly two years after ethnic violence erupted in the state. A few days ahead of the Presidential proclamation, N Biren Singh had resigned as the CM. Live Events
