Families of 3 youths killed in 'encounter' by Assam Police file complaint seeking investigation

It seems as if they were forced to wear the Kevlar, the complaint alleged.Earlier, the Assam Hills Region of the Hmar Inpui, the communitys apex body, termed the circumstances leading to the death of the three youths as a stark violation of human rights and urged the NHRC to take suo motu cognisance of the matter.

The families of the three youths, who were killed in an alleged encounter by the Assam Police, on Friday filed a police complaint demanding a probe into the circumstances leading to their deaths.

Lalthavel Hmar, Lalremsang Hmar and Lalchunghnung Hmar, the relatives of the three youths, filed a complaint at Lakhipur police station in Cachar district.

Police said they have received the complaint but are yet to register a case.

On July 17, three suspected Hmar militants were killed and three police personnel were injured in a fierce gunfight in Cachar, senior police officials had said.

Two of these suspected militants were locals and one was from Chrachandpur in Manipur.

The police complaint requested a thorough investigation as the statement given by the Cachar's SP Numal Mahatta ''doesn't add up at all''.

''Based on the short video footage covered by one unknown state police personal, it was clearly recorded how Lalbiekkung Hmar, Joshua Hmar, Lallungawi Hmar were apprehended from the auto-rickshaw without kevlar & helmet and were also unarmed.

''Another video footage covered how they were taken to an unknown forested area with their hands tied behind viciously. Then, the photographs of their lifeless bodies at the SMCH morgue were circulated on different social media. It seems as if they were forced to wear the Kevlar,'' the complaint alleged.

Earlier, the Assam Hills Region of the Hmar Inpui, the community's apex body, termed the circumstances leading to the death of the three youths as ''a stark violation of human rights'' and urged the NHRC to take suo motu cognisance of the matter.

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