Sub-inspector on duty in Manipur’s Churachandpur shot dead by unidentified miscreants

A police sub-inspector on duty at Chingphei 1 in Manipur’s Churachandpur district was shot dead on Wednesday by unidentified miscreants.

He was at bunker number 1 in Manipur’s Churachandpur district. A senior police officer who does not want to be named told ET, “The deceased sub-inspector is identified as Onkhomang. Two other Village Defence Volunteers were injured. They suffered bullet injuries.

He added, “ Onkhomang died in the Churachandpur district hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. “The incident took place while after duty the sub-inspector was having talks with the two VDVs.”


Senior police officials along with reinforcement have rushed to the area and launched a combing operation to nab the assailants.

Damage assessment
The Manipur government will soon start assessment of properties damaged due to the ongoing crisis in the state.

T. Ranjit Singh, Commissioner (Home) Manipur stated, “It is hereby notified for information of all concerned especially those whose houses / properties have been damaged due to current ongoing law and order crisis that the person concerned shall submit details of the damage / lost property as per the prescribed form the nearest DCs/SDOs/SDCs Office irrespective of jurisdictions. All Deputy Commissioners shall take up steps to cause necessary actions to get all such forms received, compiled/referred to the concerned district and get verified at the earliest.

The form includes details of Owner with Family Members, name of the Family Members (Starting with Head of the Family Relationship with the Head of the Family, Aadhaar Number/ ID No Photo). In case of the structure occupied by a Tenant, the owner would claim only for the structure and the tenant will claim for the goods and properties mobilized by him/her, details of Property Damaged (Building) besides type of structure, details of the vehicle.

AFSPA
Valley-based civil society organisation, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity(COCOMI) stated ITLF and CoTU's demand of imposing AFSPA in Valley areas of Manipur is just like beating against bush and not logical.

The body stated, “The ransom, demands and killings are happening in Kuki dominated areas. Moreover, violation of law and order are at their highest level in areas where Suspension of Operation (SoO) militant Camps are situated. For the last 40 years, there has been no rule of law in hill areas, most particularly in Kuki dominated areas. Whereas there has been reasonable peace in all AFSPA-lifted areas of Manipur Valley since a long time back.

COCOMI said, “This is known to everyone as extortion, looting in highways, and kidnapping are rampaged very recently especially after the outbreak of the present Crisis in Kuki dominated Hill areas. Hence, ITLF and CoTU's demand for AFSPA re-imposition in Manipur Valley is totally absurd. Their demand clearly shows the gravity of frustration in the present Crisis which they have engineered”.

Afspa is non-existent in 19 police stations of the state and especially in Imphal. Areas in and around Imphal have witnessed large scale since May 3.

In large part, the state Armed Forces Special Power Act is still prevalent. On March 24, 2023 AFSPA was removed from areas under the jurisdiction of Wangol, Leimakhing, Nambol and Moirang police stations. Central government removed disturbed area from 15 police stations of Manipur on April 1, 2022. In total, 19 police stations in seven districts of Manipur have been removed from the disturbed area under AFSPA.