Following the recent directive of the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) to the Manipur government to pay monetary relief to the kin of late RK. Sanajaoba, who was killed in a "fake encounter" in broad day light on October 20, 2004, at Waheng Leikai, family members of the deceased expressed their happiness at the verdict of the NHRC and Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) for its initiative in establishing the innocence of the deceased.
In a press meet today at the Manipur Press Club, mediapersons were briefed by the family members of the deceased and Y. Kapur, human right activist.
RK. Subharani, the victims' wife, expressed her contentment over the initiative taken by the NHRC and ACHR for bringing out the fact and further expressed her appreciation adding the compensation however will not be able to fill the gap left by her husband - the vacuum left by the violent and unnatural departure of a father and husband.
According to RK. Sorojini, the victims' mother, although her son was proven innocent by the NHRC, she would not be satisfied until all culprits involved in the incident are given befitting punishment as per law and appealed to the general public to extend cooperation in bringing justice.
The victim is survived by three children and a wife.
Y. Kapur revealed that the deputy registrar law of the NHRC, Sunil Arora, in a written statement, has on January 28, 2010, directed the Manipur chief secretary to pay Rs 5 lakhs as compensation within five weeks to next to kin of RK Sanajaoba and also asked for submitting necessary reports for the same within six weeks.
Y. Kapur further said that it was very unfortunate that the security forces from time to time has been violating Human Rights by manipulating the case to justify their misdeed and the same manipulation was also done in the case of Sanajaoba as the police in their charge sheet mentioned that he was shot for trying to snatched weapons from the police.
Further, the human rights activist asserted that people of Manipur are easily duped by security forces or by government due to the lack of awareness on Human Rights Education amongst the people and such manipulation can only be avoided if the concerned education departments emparted Human Right education in every institutions both in the schools or colleges.
Kapur also informed that a writ petition with regards to Sanajoaba's death with case number 506/06 has been filed at the Gauhati High court, Imphal bench, which is still pending and expressed hope that he expecting a positive development with the move of the NHRC.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Victim’s family overjoyed by NHRC verdict
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