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August 2004. After forcing the family
members out of the house, they dragged
the deceased, who was then sleeping, from
his bed to the courtyard. A man in civvies,
who accompanied the police commando
team, asked if he knew a person by the
name of Lalboi in the village. When the
deceased replied in negative, the man
flashed out a gun and shot him at pointblank
range without saying a word in front
of the family members. The commando
team also took away a motorbike (Pulsar
150 cc MN 06S/4963) belonging to the
victim’s elder brother, Seipahi Chongloi.
Police later on announced that an activist
of the proscribed outfit KRA had been
killed at Khongsai Veng in an encounter. 37
On 2 September 2004, Manipur
Human Rights Commission asked the
DGP to submit a detailed report within
four weeks on the alleged extrajudicial
execution of Ahongshangbam Nandalal of
Khurai Kongpal Sajor Leikai on 21 May
2004. The father of the deceased moved
the MHRC alleging that his son was shot
dead in cold blood without any reason by
the Indian Reserve Battalion personnel. 38
On the morning of 20 October 2004,
one RK Sanajaoba was allegedly shot dead
at point bank range by police escorts of the
Officer-in-Charge of Patsoi police station
at Sagol-band Khongnang Hogaibi in
Imphal for not making way for the vehicle
in which the squad was traveling along the
crowded Imphal street. Jao was a nephew
of former Chief Minister RK Jaichandra. 39
The accused driver constable Ibomcha
Singh was arrested on 21 October 2004. 40
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At about 7.15 pm on 25 October 2004,
the Imphal East police commandos
allegedly gunned down three students
identified as Limkhongam Baite,
Thangpou Baite and Hemmingthang Baite
in an encounter at a place between KR
Lane and Golapati. While Limkholun
Baite was a Geography Honours student of
DM College, Thangpou Baite and
Hemmingthang Baite were students of
Moreh Govt High School. 41 The police
claimed that the three tribal youth were
members of the armed opposition groups
and were carrying two hand grenades, a
wireless communication set and some
incriminating documents. On the other
hand, Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO)
president stated that the deceased were
innocent students. They were on their way
to a Kuki church when the police waylaid
them and executed them. 42 On 29 October
2004, the State government suspended
four police commandos Sub-Inspector Md
Riyajuddin and constables Md Soukat Ali
(861234), N Muhindro Singh (9801086)
and Md Latif Rahaman (0101285). 43 On 11
November 2004, the state government
appointed a commission of inquiry headed
by S Gourachand Singh, retired special
judge to submit its findings within one
month. 44
On the night of 16 November 2004,
the 28th Assam Rifles jawans reportedly
gunned down a 75-year-old retired school
teacher, L.D. Rengtuiwan during a cordonand-search
operation at Bungte Chiru
village of Bishenpur district. Rengtuiwan
was reportedly coming out of his house at