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Mr. Justice A S Anand
Chairman, National Human Rights Commission
Sardar Patel Bhawan
Parliament Street
New Delhi-110001
Subject: Complaint against
the alleged torture of Mr Hemlun Kipgen of Haipi village,
Senapati district and extrajudicial execution of Mr Seikholen
Kipgen of Songtun village by the 14th Assam Rifles personnel
in Sadar Hills districts of Senapati, Manipur.
Dear Justice Anand,
I am writing to seek the
intervention of National Human Rights Commission against the
alleged torture of Mr Hemlun Kipgen of Haipi village, Senapati
district and extrajudicial execution of Mr Seikholen Kipgen
of Songtun village by the 14th Assam Rifles personnel in Sadar
Hills districts of Senapati, Manipur.
Torture of Mr Hemlun Kipgen
On 3 July 2003, the personnel
of the 14th Assam Rifles under the command of Major Rajmir
Singh conducted a search operation with trekker dogs to comb
Haipi, a Kuki village in Sadar Hills of Senapati district.
During the search operation, the Assam Rifles personnel subjected
one Mr Hemlun Kipgen with giving any valid reasons. The Assam
Rifles personnel then let the trekker dogs maul Mr Hemlun
Kipgen very badly. Mr Kipgen was badly bitten by the dog.
The Assam Rifles personnel did not provide any anti-rabbit
care for the victim and he has been undergoing treatment at
his own cost.
Extrajudicial execution
of Mr Seikholen Kipgen
On 10 July 2003, another
battalion of the Assam Rifles dragged out a newly married
couple of Songtun village. The wife was severely beaten up
and the husband, identified as Mr Seikholen Kipgen alias Sesen
was killed after giving third degree treatment. Although,
the Assam Rifles personnel claimed of recovering one 9 mm
pistol and some ammunition from the possession of the deceased,
Mr Lamkhothang Kuki, President of the All India Kuki Youths
Federation on record in a memorandum submitted to Manipur
Chief Minister Ibobi Singh claimed that it was an excuse to
justify their unlawful method of killing innocent people.
I shall be grateful if the
NHRC could kindly intervene and issue the necessary directions.
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Direct the State government of Manipur and Ministry
of Home Affairs to conduct an inquiry into the alleged torture
of Mr Hemlun Kipgen of Haipi village, Senapati district and
extrajudicial execution of Mr Seikholen Kipgen of Songtun
village and submit a report within four weeks;
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Direct the State government of Manipur and Ministry
of Home Affairs to pay an interim compensation of Rs 50,000
to Mr Hemlun Kipgen;
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Direct the State government of Manipur and Ministry
of Home Affairs to pay an interim compensation of Rs 100,000
to the wife of Mr Seikholen Kipgen; and
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Take any other measures that the NHRC deems fit.
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely
Suhas Chakma
Director
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