IMPHAL, April 26(NNN): Manipur home minister G. Gaikhangam has urged his Karnataka counterpart to give appropriate instructions to concerned law enforcing agencies for speedy delivery of justice under the law of the land regarding the alleged killing of Loitam Richard by his co-hostellers over an apparently trivial issue.
In a letter written to the home minister of Karnataka, R. Ashok, the home minister of Manipur stated that Karnataka ranks among the top destinations for higher studies for many Manipuri students as the city is perceived to be safe and friendly to people from the North-East region, and not only have students enrolled in various educational intuitions in Karnataka, many Manipuri professionals have settled and are working in companies in Karnataka and made it their second home.
But the brutal killing of Loitam Richard (21), who was a student of Acharya NRV School of Architecture in Bangalaru allegedly by his co-hostellers on April 19 over an apparently trivial issue, has vitiated this image of Karnataka as a hospitable state, shocked parents of students studying there and also scared off Manipuris residing there, stated Gaikhangam.
Gakhangam urged his counterpart in Karnataka to give appropriate instructions to concerned law enforcing agencies for speedy delivery of justice under the law of the land.
This will significantly restore confidence and allay the fears of the Manipuri students and professionals residing in Karnataka, especially in Bangalaru city, the letter of the home minister of Manipur concluded.