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INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2005 Manipur<br />
hand, Lamginlam managed to escape from<br />
the custody on 2 April 2004 after he<br />
overheard some of the AR personnel<br />
saying that he would be taken out and shot<br />
near a culvert between Bongmual and<br />
Keithelmanbi. 54<br />
On 3 April 2004, personnel of the 33rd<br />
Assam Rifles allegedly beat up several<br />
villagers of Keirak village under Kakching<br />
police station in Thoubal district during a<br />
search operation following an attack on<br />
their camp by the PREPAK on 2 April<br />
2004. Three youths identified as Md<br />
Abothe, Md Nahayaima - both residents of<br />
Keirak Muslim Makha Leikai, and Md<br />
Tabhou of Keirak Dam Awang Leikai, had<br />
to be hospitalised at Kakching community<br />
health centre due to the beatings. 55<br />
On 30 April 2004, Manipur State<br />
<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> Commission directed the<br />
Manipur DGP to submit his <strong>report</strong> by 4 May<br />
2004 about the whereabouts of one<br />
Kangjam Menjor alias Irei Singh, who was<br />
allegedly picked up by suspected Central<br />
security <strong>for</strong>ces on 28 April 2004 from<br />
Nambol area in Bishenpur district. In a<br />
complaint with the MSHRC, Kangjam<br />
Ongbi Ibethoi Devi, mother of Menjor of<br />
Uripok Achom Leikai, stated that Menjor<br />
was picked up by Hindi speaking security<br />
personnel from Nambol Phoijing area on<br />
April 28 around 11.30 pm without issuing<br />
any arrest memo. He was also not handed<br />
over to the police station. 56<br />
One Elangbam Nabachandra alias<br />
Naoba of Nagamapal Singjubung Leirak,<br />
Imphal, was <strong>report</strong>edly picked up from his<br />
residence by the army personnel without<br />
issuing arrest memo at around 1.30 a.m. on<br />
25 May 2004. The family members<br />
alleged that when they sasked <strong>for</strong> an arrest<br />
memo, one Manipuri personnel, whose<br />
name tag was written as L Tomba,<br />
threatened to kill all of them. The security<br />
personnel also beaten up both elder and<br />
younger brothers of Nabachandra be<strong>for</strong>e<br />
taking him away. Family members<br />
claimed that Nabachandra had no link with<br />
any underground organisation. Hundreds<br />
of Meira Paibis blocked the Nagamapal<br />
Road in protest against the arrest of<br />
Nabachandra. 57<br />
On the night of 18 June 2004, three<br />
persons, including 62-year-old T.<br />
Khamzadou, a Church elder and retired<br />
Government teacher, were allegedly<br />
beaten inside their house at Hebron Veng,<br />
New Lamka by the CRPF personnel. They<br />
were allegedly dragged out from the house<br />
and beaten again on the road even though<br />
they pleaded their innocence. T.<br />
Khamzadou was hit with rifle butts and<br />
kicked with boots in spite of revealing his<br />
identity. 58<br />
On 1 November 2004, Liyakat Ali, a<br />
van driver of Lilong Bazar was allegedly<br />
brutally assaulted by a police havildar of<br />
Thoubal Police Station in front of the<br />
police station <strong>for</strong> refusing to drink<br />
alchohol during Ramzan. 59<br />
On the night of 15 December 2004, a<br />
combined team of Indian Reserve<br />
Battalion and commandos of Manipur<br />
Police allegedly fired indiscriminately on<br />
a passenger jeep without giving any<br />
warning near YK College at Wangjing in<br />
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