Express News Service
GUWAHATI: The Manipur Police on Monday “raided” the home of National People’s Party (NPP) MLA Sheikh Noorul Hassan “in pursuit of a criminal case” at the same time as he was being administered the oath of workplace and secrecy on the Assembly.
The police had arrived in the home with out informing the household and picked up some NPP staff. The act triggered outrage amongst Hassan’s supporters and so they fought a pitched battle with the police.
At least 4 individuals, together with a policewoman, had been injured within the incident that occurred exterior Porompat police station on the Kshetrigao constituency in Imphal East district.
Hassan, who had received the election by defeating the sitting BJP MLA, belongs to a household of civil servants. His one brother is a Joint Secretary within the Ministry of External Affairs whereas one other is a Deputy Secretary in Manipur authorities. His spouse is an Additional District Magistrate in Assam.
Imphal East Superintendent of Police Maharabam Pradip Singh mentioned the police had acquired studies on March 11 round 11 pm of a confrontation between BJP and NPP staff when a procession was being taken out to have a good time Hassan’s victory.
Singh mentioned a video had gone viral subsequently whereby NPP staff could possibly be seen brandishing weapons and firing within the air. He mentioned the procession had provoked the BJP staff and a few confronted the NPP staff.
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“The police brought the situation under control but both sides complained of brandishing gun and threatening each other. Later, two FIRs were registered,” the SP mentioned.
He mentioned the police had launched an operation and picked up 16 individuals, belonging to either side, on Monday. Later, he added, a mob arrived on the police station and demanded the discharge of the individuals.
“Soon, the crowd became violent and in order to control the situation, the police fired tear gas shells and mock bombs and the crowd pelted stones. I got hit by a stone. A lady constable was injured and profusely bleeding. She was taken to a hospital,” Singh mentioned.
He mentioned 19 individuals, together with 13 girls, had been arrested in reference to the mob violence. He mentioned all of the 35 arrested individuals can be produced within the court docket.
The SP mentioned the police had gone to the home of Hassan in pursuit of the felony case after suspecting the presence of some accused on the MLA’s residential premises. “We did not go there to conduct a search operation,” he mentioned.
But Hassan seen the police motion as a breach of his privilege. He served a discover for breach of privilege towards the SP and three different law enforcement officials.
“The FIR has nothing to do with me. I am an elected representative. How can the police search my residence without permission from the protem speaker? This must be a precedent,” the MLA instructed this newspaper.
“None of us was at home. I was in the Assembly while my family members had gone to attend a function. The police had conducted a raid at my residence without informing me and without an arrest warrant,” the MLA mentioned.
