Imphal: The Meitei Alliance on Monday strongly condemned the heinous crime of killing a CRPF jawan and injuring three other security personnel in Manipur’s Jiribam district.
The Meitei Alliance is a coalition of Meitei diaspora associations across India and other parts of the world, including Australia, the UK, Europe, Canada, the USA, and Nicaragua.
In a statement issued, the Meitei Alliance stated that the incident occurred when a combined team of the 20th Battalion CRPF and Manipur Police was attacked by Chin-Kuki cross-border terrorists during a joint search operation on Sunday.
“This cowardly attack that killed CRPF jawan Ajoy Kumar Jha (43) from Bihar in the line of duty has shaken the entire community to its core. His supreme sacrifice while serving the nation will be remembered with utmost respect,” the statement read.
The Meitei Alliance extended their deepest condolences to the bereaved families of martyr Ajoy Kumar Jha and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured personnel. They also alleged that there have been multiple such attacks on security forces by Chin-Kuki cross-border terrorists during the ongoing Manipur crisis, which erupted due to ethnic clashes in Kuki-dominated areas of Manipur.
The Alliance cited another pre-planned attack on June 10, 2024, where the Manipur Chief Minister’s advanced security convoy to Jiribam was ambushed, resulting in serious injuries to a security personnel.
Martyr Ajoy Kumar Jha was the 12th security personnel killed by these cross-border terrorist groups, according to the statement. The lack of satisfactory action by the Indian Government to suppress such terrorism, despite the loss of security personnel and the suffering of more than 60,000 people in relief camps for over 14 months, is deeply upsetting, it said.
“The lack of action further emboldens these terrorist groups to commit heinous crimes without fear of the law. For instance, leaked videos of the alleged killers of martyr Ajoy Kumar Jha are already circulating on social media, yet they remain at large, free to commit more attacks,” the statement added.
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The Alliance implored the Central Government to urgently take necessary actions to bring the perpetrators to justice and eradicate these cross-border terrorist groups as a first step towards bringing peace to the state.
The Alliance also reiterated its call to the Government to restore the Rule of Law in Manipur, so that its citizens can proudly declare that they are part of the greatest democracy on earth.
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