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Mr. Justice A S Anand
Chairman
National Human Rights Commission
Sardar Patel Bhawan, Parliament Street
New Delhi-110001
Dear Justice Anand,
I am writing to seek intervention
of the National Human Rights Commission against the brutal
and inhumane torture of four civilians by a team of 33 Assam
Rifles under the command of Col Amarjit (CO Assam Rifles Kakching
Lamkhai) on 1 April 2003.
According to the Laarchang
Sanuw Ruwrkhe, Komlathabi (Komlathabi Women Society), four
innocent victims - Reel Mehenpha, Franky Chara, Seloky Chara
and SB Borniching - were brutally assaulted as suspected member
of the insurgent group, KYKL. The victims were about to go
for hunting. The victims had to be admitted at the Regional
Institute of Medical Science Hospital in Imphal, Manipur for
their injuries.
Seeing the seriousness of
the assaulted victims, the release added that MoS Social Welfare
DK Korungthang, Superintendent of Police, P Thoubal Clay Khongsai
and Col Amarjit Singh (CO Assam Rifles) handed over Rs 5000,
1000 and Rs 4000 respectively for the treatment of the victims.
I shall be grateful if the
NHRC could kindly intervene by taking the following measures:
1.
Direct
the Ministry of Home Affairs to conduct a full inquiry into
the torture of Reel Mehenpha, Franky Chara, Seloky Chara and
SB Borniching by the Assam Rifles personnel and submit the
report including the medical reports about the treatment of
the victims at the RIMS hospital to the NHRC;
2.
Direct
the Ministry of Home Affairs to take exemplary disciplinary
action against the guilty Assam Rifles personnel;
3.
Direct
the Ministry of Home Affairs to pay compensation of Rs 50,000
to each of the victims and the same is recovered from the
concerned Assam Rifles personnel; and
4.
Take
any other measure that the NHRC deems fit.
Looking forward to your kind intervention.
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely
Suhas Chakma
Director
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