Imphal: A total of 18 Kuki prisoners lodged in the Sajiwa Jail in Imphal East district were shifted to Sapermeina Police Station in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, which is mostly populated by Kuki-zo communities.
According to official sources, the prisoners belonging to six different districts of Manipur are in good physical and mental health.
The Manipur government is taking this step to meet the demands of the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), which has repeatedly demanded the transfer of Kuki Zo prisoners from Imphal Jail to Churachandpur district, which are also mostly inhabited by these communities.
On Tuesday, Deputy Commandant of A-Coy, 22 Assam Rifles LK Guresh handed over 18 prisoners from Sajiwa Jail, Imphal to the officer-in-charge of Sapermeina PS L Kipgen.
These prisoners are being shifted to a temporary jail set up by the state government on September 22, 2023 in the premises of Border Security Force (BSF) sub-training center in district Churachandpur.
Under Sub-Training Center (STC) of the Border Security Force (BSF), Gunpimul under Churachandpur district has been declared a ‘temporary jail’ under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Prisoners Act, 1994.
The oldest prisoner is 56 years old and the youngest is 23 years old. The prisoners who were transferred from Imphal Jail to Sapermei PS belong to the districts of Imphal East, Churachandpur, Pherzawl, Tamenglong, Tengnoupal and Kangpokpi.
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