Dimapur, July 14 (EMN): The Thadou Students’ Association, General Headquarters (TSA-GHQ) in a press statement through its secretary, information and publicity Kamsanglen Singsit condemns in the strongest term the premeditated and savage terror attack at civilian residential houses at GamnomVeng, Ward Number 2 in Moreh.
Singsit stated that on July 13 around 2 am assailants numbering about ten or more used sophisticated weapons including automatic rifles, lethod bombs and hand grenades to attack several homes including that of Thongminlun Haokip, Thongmang Touthang, Phalneng and several others. Many properties in the homes were destroyed in the attack in which over 100 rounds of bullets were fired and lethod bombs and hand grenades lobbed into the houses. The attackers also assaulted Mr M Paokhogin Haokip, Lambu, ADC Moreh.
One of the family homes that came under severe attack was where Thongminlun Haokip, President of TSA Moreh block, his pregnant wife and two children both below five years old live.
The unprovoked firing and bombing lasted for more than 45 minutes, but the security forces, Assam Rifles and Manipur Police, stationed only half a kilometer away from the scene, went to the spot only after the firing and bombing had stopped. Why were the security forces slow to neutralise the assailants? Fortunately, despite the premeditated attack to inflict maximum casualty and deaths, there was no serious casualty.
The armed militant group responsible for this horrible terror attack must clarify to the public the reason behind such devilish attack in the community. The government must also clarify why they continue to allow armed groups to continue their criminal, anti-social and terror activities in the area.
For justice in the incident and for lasting peace and security in and around Moreh, the government authorities must take stringent punitive actions against the perpetrators, immediately arrest all those involved in the attack and the masterminds and bring them to justice and also remove them permanently from Moreh and its surroundings. The government must provide necessary assistance to the affected anguished families, for the loss of properties in the attacked and also provide trauma support to them. Otherwise, TSA will be forced to launch intense agitations until these actions are effectively taken up and justice delivered in a timely manner.
