JAC hails Naga Hoho gesture

Imphal, May 31 : The JAC formed against the brutal killing of Kasom Khullen SDO Dr Thingnam Kishan and his two sub-ordinate staff namely Yumnam Token and Aribam Rajen Sharma has appreciated the sincere effort of the Naga Hoho and Eastern Naga People's Organisation in convincing the NSCN (I-M) leadership to hand over Hopeson Ningshen, the prime accuse in the murder cadre, to the CBI on May 28 .

In a statement, JAC chairperson Lt Col (retd) S Tikendrajit Singh said that JAC firmly believes that any other NSCN (I-M) cadres found guilty in the subsequent investigation by CBI will also be handed over without further ado.

Extending its gratitude to all organisations and individuals cutting across community whose comprehensive and unrelenting pressure on the State functionary left no alternative to the Central leadership but to warn the Naga rebel outfit of a possible raid of its camps in case Hopeson Ningshen was not handed over to the CBI on May 28, the JAC recalled that Hopeson Ningshen was produced in the mobile court of CJM Ukhrul at Tulihal Airport complex yesterday and remanded to CBI custody for further investigation for 15 days.

He will be subsequently produced in the court of CJM Ukhrul on June 12 on the expiry of the remand period and JAC sincerely hopes that CBI will bring out all the culprits involved in the gruesome murder and prepare necessary charge-sheet against them within the stipulated time frame of 90 days before any possible move of bail application is contemplated, the JAC chairperson expressed.

Meanwhile, the JAC urged State Govt to make proceedings of the inquiry committee headed by O Nabakishore Singh, IAS available through filing of an application under RTI Act.