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Slain Aircel driver and his vehicle had been commandeered by UGs, says family

IMPHAL, Jan 18 : The family and Joint Action Committee, JAC, formed in connection with the death of the Aircel driver, Yumlembam Shasikumar, have accepted the body of the dead man and duly performed his last rites.

Shasikumar, it may be recalled was killed in an encounter between UGs and 115 BSF at Nongda Santipur Chalou Loukon on January 14 night.

Brother of the dead man, Yambem Ibaocha said on January 14, five persons claiming to be members of the KCP arrived at their house and asked them to loan their vehicle for party use.

Even as this was going on, his brother who was a driver of Aircel arrived home after having delivered generator oil to some Aircel towers.

The five men whisked him away at gunpoint with his vehicle and asked him to drop them at Sanjenbam.

The next day his brother was discovered dead.

The JAC president L Robinchandra demanded that the concerned underground organisation should immediately clarify that Shasikumar is innocent and not associated with the party at all.

The JAC also demanded Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia from the government for the innocent driver killed, and a suitable government job for a family member of the slain man.

The JAC also appealed to both the underground organisations as well as government forces to leave innocent civilians out of the conflict.

KCP (MC) condoles

The proscribed KCP (MC) has condoled the death of Cpl Ringo and Pvt Athouba during an encounter with a team of 115 BSF at Pidonnu Chingkhong under Lamlai police station at about 9.20 pm of January 14 .

A statement issued by the outfit's military affairs secretary Lanheiba Meitei said that the two comrades fought valiantly till their last breath.

Narrating the day's incident, Lanheiba said that the injured corporal ordered the other KFL to leave the place immediately while Cpl Ringo and Pvt Athouba stayed back and fought a fierce gun battle with the BSF troops.

On being informed about the gun-battle by one KFL to Lanjaba Tengol commander captain Nganba.

A team of KFL led by Capt Nganba rushed to the encounter site to fight with the security forces and to rescue the two injured comrades.

In the ensuing gun fight, the captain also sustained injuries though minor in the fingers, conveyed Lanheiba adding that the captain Nganba has no problem now.

Alleging that BSF DIG GK Sharma did not disclose the exact number of arms and ammunition recovered after the shoot-out, the KCP (MC) detailed that the arms and ammunition lost by the outfit in the shoot-out included one AK-56 rifle, five magazines, 150 live rounds, one pouch of AK magazine, one 2.40 mm lethod gun, eight live rounds of the lethod gun and one pouch of Lethod gun, one 3.9 mm pistol, 26 live rounds and four magazines, one .32 pistol one magazine and one eight live rounds and two Chinese grenades and two knives.

In case the alleged killing of arrested persons and fake encounters continue unabated, the outfit would attack all workers of the ruling Congress party, the outfit cautioned while asking the Chief Minister to look into the matter and put a halt to such killings.

Failure to pay heed to the appeal would constrained KCP (MC) to attack any one related to the Congress party or security forces as and when there is a civil uproar against killing of civilian or excess committed by security personnel.

Seeking the opinion of other insurgent groups on Jeetendra alias Lallumba defiling the revolutionary movement by posing as KCP (MC), the outfit sought cooperation from the people in its "Operation Red Fox" that would be launched to check the pseudo-revolutionary activity of Lallumba.

Lanheiba also clarified that driver Y Shashikumar of Khundrakpam killed together with the two comrades was an innocent civilian and not related to the outfit in any manner.

The outfit also shared the pain and sorrow being endured by the bereaved families of the two comrades.

Y Surjit s/o Y Iboton of Sandrok Makha Leikai was a sympathiser of the party, Lanheiba admitted while alleging that Surjit was shot dead at Kangbongboot Khunjin by a team of Imphal East commandos on Jan 3 after arresting him from near Standard College Kongba on Jan 2.The outfit also conveyed that it shared the pain and grief being endured by the bereaved family.