NSA cases to be disposed soon

Imphal, Feb 16 : Authorities of the Manipur government here said that it is thinking of comprehensive procedures to be followed in dealing and disposal National Security Act (NSA) cases at the quickest way.

For this, state chief secretary, Rakesh has convened a high level meeting on Tuesday (February 17), official said Sunday.

Out of 475 prisoners currently lodging in the jails in Manipur, 166 including 11 women are meeting NSA terms with the detention orders issued by the district magistrates and 78 including nine women are militants under trial.

Of the total 475 prisoners, maximum of them that is 417 are lodging in the Manipur Central Jail, Sajiwa.

Out of the 417, 62 prisoners including nine women under trial underground activists (which government classified as extremists), 21 are undergrounds and other persons under trial under Arms Act while 173 including 12 are convicted while 134 of them are NSA detenus.

Only one person among the prisons was striker, according to a latest statement on prison population submitted by the jail authority to the state home department which the department consider necessary for the scheduled meeting.

Apart from this currently six prisoners are in the security ward of the JN hospital, Porompat which could be counted as strength of the Manipur Central Jail, Sajiwa.

They are lodging there for attending medical treatment.

Among the six, three including one woman are NSA detenus, one each of under trial, convicted and female striker.

A total of 50 prisoners are currently lodging in the Manipur Central Jail, Imphal.

Among them 28 are NSA detenus, 15 are under trial and seven are convicted.

43 of them are militants belonging to PREPAK, PLA and UNLF.

Of the 17 PREPAK militants, 13 are NSA detenus while four are under trial, 13 each are PLA (9-NSA detenu, 4-UTP) and UNLF (6-NSA and 7-UTP) .

Two more prisoners from the Imphal Central Jail are currently lodging at the same JN Hospital, Porompat.

One of them is PREPAK cadre meeting NSA term and the other convicted prisoner.

Official analysis to the prison population observed that the NSA detenus and under trial prisoner more than others which their cases need to be disposed off at the quickest way.

In order to find a procedures which could expedite and disposed the cases of NSA detenus, state chief secretary is convening the high level meeting on Tuesday which the state DGP, additional chief secretary who is holding the charge of home department, law secretary, all district magistrates and district superintendent of police and government advocates (high court), the official source said.

The objective of the meeting to discuss and chalk out procedures which can dispose the pending cases related with the state NSA detenus, the source added.

Meanwhile, sittings of the Advisory Board of the NSA held on Febraury 12, 13 and 14 has examined the cases of detention of six militants and two vehicle lifters and recommended for issued of confirmation to the state home department, source said.

The militants recommended for detention under NSA for a period of one year are Khundrakpam Ibosana alias Sana alias Chouba (28) son of Iboyaima of Heirok, Salam George alias Naoba (24) son of Somorjit of Singjamei Chnigamakha, (KCP activist), Soram Ajit alias Pangkhei (18) son of Kesho of Kakwa (KCP activist), Langpoklakpam Shanta alias Keirencha (27) son of Bira of Nillakudhi (KCP-MC activist) and Heikrujam Romen alias Sunil son of Jomangol of Serou Mayai Leikai presently residing at Thangmeiband Polem Leikai, Imphal.

The two vehicle lifters were Md Mujibur Rahaman alias Ethem alias Naha (30) son of late Abdul Hei of Lilong Hangamthabi and Wahengbam Diamond alias Thoiba alias Thoibi (18) son of Loken of Singjamei Chingamakha Ninthoujam Leikai.