After the JAC, village authority, and CSOs denounced the "drug peddler" tag upon the slain Seigunlal Misao, the College Authority and his classmates on Wednesday came out strongly against the allegations raised by militant outfit NRFM.
The governing body, teaching faculties, non-teaching staff, and the student fraternity of Damdei Christian College, including the classmates of Seigunlal Misao, held a sit-in-protest near the roadside of the National Highway-2 from 11.30 am till 1 pm, denouncing the murder of Seigunlal Misao.
The protestors held placards and shouted slogans such as, ‘we strongly reject the baseless allegation’, ‘we stand because we care’, ‘book the culprits’, ‘allegations after killing is unacceptable’, ‘Seigunlal Misao is innocent’, ‘punish those in the barbaric killing’, ‘stop this act of terrorism’, ‘we want justice’, ‘book the culprits’, etc.
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Speaking to the media, Damdei Christian College academic dean Y Somananda Singh, who had been serving in the college for more than 30 years, blatantly refuted the drug peddler tag upon Seigunlal Misao by the outlawed militant group NRFM and termed the allegation as a challenge to the educational sector, and the student fraternity of the state.
He said that the whole college authority, teaching faculties, non-teaching staff, and the student fraternity of the college know how obedient, honest, and talented Seigunlal Misao was during two years of his college life in the college.
He also vehemently condemned the baseless allegation of NRFM, stating that it was unfortunate that the militant outfit after committing a crime leveled a groundless allegation upon the victim.
He maintained that the culprits must rather come out with the fact as to why they had to commit such an unpardonable crime upon the innocent student.
“If it was a mistake, they should boldly claim that it was a mistake but do not put a baseless allegation upon such an innocent student merely to cover up a heinous crime,” he asserted.
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Deceased Seigunlal Misao attended his class regularly, was obedient, and had no record or complaint over his morality, he added.
The whole affair is a challenge to the state education sector and the student fraternity; therefore, the state Government must act accordingly to book the culprits not only to prevail justice but also save the education sector and student fraternity from such menacing acts, he added.
Seigunlal Misao's classmate K Sennu Lhouvum who took part in the sit-in protest said that Seigunlal was a kindhearted person and never indulged in such activities related to drugs and other substances.
She vehemently negated the allegation of the NRFM and said they will never accept the accusations.
A senior at the college, Haominthang Sitlhou maintained that everyone in the college knew Seigunlal to be a good and bright student, apart from being the only hope and good son of his poor parents.
He questioned why the government and the authority concerned failed to book the culprits and questioned their sincerity.
The college principal also pointed out that the killing of Seigunlal Misao deserves outright condemnation from all sections of society, and the NRFM should come forward and give a satisfactory explanation otherwise their act will be treated as terrorism.
He also appealed to the state government and other authorities concerned to expatriate all possible means to nab the culprit at the earliest and award appropriate punishment as per the law.
