R Lester Makang
UKHRUL, February 16: With the State government not responding till date to the 10-day deadline for delivery of justice in the New Tusom triple murder case which is ending tomorrow, Northern Raphei Students` Union (NRSU) and JAC against the gruesome killings have lined up a series of agitation to press for a final resolution of the current murder case.
It may be recalled that NRSU and the JAC had earlier on February 7 served a ten-day deadline for the State government to deliver justice in the cold blooded killings of three innocent hunters of New Tusom village in northern Ukhrul whose lifeless bodies were recovered in the village forest on November 29 last year.
“In the event of the concerned authorities failing to respond by February 17, we are all set to hold a mass sit in protest in front of the Jessami Police Station the following day as a first phase of agitation,” disclosed a reliable source from NRSU today.
The sources continued that if positive response would not come forth after holding sit ins back to back for two days or so, we would be compelled to intensify the agitation and the government shall be solely responsible for any consequences.
Notably, NRSU is comprised of 17 Tangkhul villages in northern Ukhrul district along the Indo- Myanmar border.
Elaborating that all the concerned villages have been informed of the impending agitation, a functionary of NRSU said that the JAC and the students` body are now coordinating with the TNL and all the Tangkhul Frontal Organizations (TFOs) to chart out the course of agitation.
“There is a growing concern for safety amongst the villagers of the area since the authorities have reneged on its assurance to book the killers of innocent villagers. ”
Though both the Ukhrul SP and Jessami OC have been assuring of getting to the bottom of the case, so far nothing concrete has come forth even after more than two months. Justice is what we want for unless this case is resolved who knows, any villagers of the area may fall prey to same crime next time, NRSU has cautioned.