Imphal: Over six years after the killing of a former PLA terrorist, a Manipur Police personnel has confessed that he had killed Sanjit in a fake encounter.
In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, the head constable, Herojit Singh, made the confessions on killing an unarmed terrorist in 2009.
According to Singh, he pumped bullets into the former PLA militant acting on orders from his senior, the then Additional Superintendent of Police in Imphal. He said that he shot at Meitei with a 9mm pistol on chest.
Singh also claimed that the Manipur DGP and Chief Minister were in the know, adding that now he fears for his life.
Reacting to the confessions of Singh, Sanjit's mother demanded that either the government must ensure justice for her, or Singh should be handed over to her so that she can avenge the murder of her son.
Commandos of Manipur Police were in July 2009 accused of killing Sanjit, an alleged terrorist who had surrendered but was shot dead on a busy road in Imphal. The killing of the unarmed youth had led to protests in the state.
Days after the alleged encounter, a national weekly came out with pictures of an unarmed terrorist being taken into a shop where he was allegedly shot dead.
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