Brutal killing of SDO, two subordinates Kasom Khullen rallies, protests

IMPHAL, Feb 18 : Showing solidarity with humanity and rejecting bestial acts, people of Kasom Khullen today came out in large droves and staged sit-in-protests and took out a rally to denounce the brutal killing of its SDO Dr Th Kisan and his two subordinates Aribam Rajen and Yumnam Loken. From 10 am today, the people of the sub-division, ranging from children to the elderly citizens to the physically challenged ventured out from their homesteads to stage a sit-in-protest against the bestial killing. At 2 pm the grief stricken and anguished people then took out a protest rally from the gate of the Forest Gate till the office of the SDO. As the rally snaked its way through the way from the Forest Gate to the SDO office, the rallyists raised slogans denouncing the brutal killing and demanded that the culprits be punished. The villagers also demanded that fitting punishment be given to the murderers. Young school children who participated in the rally and the others also carried placards, emblazoned with the slogans ‘We want peace, we do not want violence,’ ‘Give peace a chance,’ etc.On arriving at the SDO office rallyists held a public meeting wherein the killing of the SDO and his staff was strongly condemned. The people also demanded the unconditional release of the other three employees whose whereabouts are still not known. After the rally and the public protest, the Kasom Khullen Sub-Division Development adopted a 7 point resolution.The resolutions include; condemning the killing of the SDO and his two staff, the release of the three employees still in the custody of the abductors, to institute a Judicial Inquiry against the killing at the earliest, to book the killers and give them fitting punishment as per law, provide appropriate ex-gratia to the next of kins of the victims, not to repeat such criminal acts on department staff and innocent civilians of the sub-division and to take up any agitation under the aegis of the Kasom Khullen Sub-Division Development Association in connection with case.