Two days after the shocking assassination of Athuan Abonmai, leader of the Zeliangrong Baudi, videos of his abduction in the presence of heavy police and paramilitary deployment have now surfaced online. Meanwhile, in orders issued late on Thursday evening, the Manipur government has suspended at least 14 police personnel over the abduction and brutal killing of Abonmai.
The 14 police personnel, suspended for “negligence of duty” during the visit of chief minister N Biren Singh at Tamenglong HQ on September 22, include officer-in-charge of Tamenglong police, Manipur Rifles jawans and a police commando.
Abonmai, former president of the Zeliangrong Baudi, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland (AMN), was allegedly abducted from Tamenglong district headquarters on Wednesday morning, and was found dead hours later in Pallong village under Tamei police station in Tamei sub-division in Manipur.
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