disposal" of several pending
fake encounter cases to
Provide justice to the people of
Manipur.
At a press conference held at the BJP state office today,
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Biren said that the main focus of BJP is "granting of speedy justice to the family of the victims which have died due to fake encounter case."
He welcomed the move of the CBI to reopen the fake encounter case at Khwairamband Bazaar
in Imphal town of Sanjit
Singh
and the killing of Rabina om July 23 2009.
Biren said the "mother of victim Sanjit appealed to the apex investigative body to reopen the case" after a
Stating that human rights violation had been committed in the state by the law enforcers under the shadow of Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958, Biren said that the Supreme Court had acknowledged 1528 fake encounter cases in Manipur and urged for their speedy disposal.
However, there were several FIRs which were yet to be filed, he told the media. Accordingly BJP demanded that "the state should submit the FIRs before mid-April "in order to provide justice to several widows and orphans."
Urging that the culprits involved in importing drugs should be booked in order to save the young generation, Biren sought an independent inquiry into those involved in such cases.
Biren also called for justice to be granted to teenager Robinhood who succumbed to injuries after being hit by rubber bullet during the agitation for implementing Inner Line Permit System in the state in
Meanwhile, former Congress MLA Erabot, who had joined the BJP, too welcomed the CBI move to reopen the Khwairamband Bazaar fake encounter case in 2009 and demanded that the "truth should be established at all costs."
AFSPA had been imposed in Manipur in order to assist the security forces deal with militant outfits which indulges in rampant extortion, kidnappings and periodic ambushes on security personnel.
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