In yet another incident of abuse of power, a sub-inspector was beaten up by a police escort team of Manipur Speaker Th Lokeshwar Singh.
The incident occurred on Sunday when Sub-Inspector Arambam Amitabh was going out with his family in his vehicle when four escort vehicles of Lokeshwar Singh moved behind his car.
Narrating the incident, Amitabh claimed that he moved his car to allow the escort vehicles to drive ahead, but they stopped and pulled him out of the car.
The sub inspector further claimed that one of escort vehicles hit his car from the back, while another rammed it from the front.
Amitabh was not wearing his police uniform when the incident took place.
After pulling out the cop from his vehicle, the escort team physically assaulted and hit him with their rifle butts.
Amitabh, who suffered severe injuries, has been admitted at the Shija Hospitals.
Amitabh’s wife has claimed that the Speaker was sitting inside his vehicle when her husband was being beaten up, but he did not stop his security officials. One policeman, who was present there, also stood as a mute spectator.
The sub inspector’s wife has registered a complaint with the Imphal Police.
The police have started investigating the case. The incident has triggered widespread anger and many people staged a road-block along Imphal-Jiribam Highway on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the main opposition party, Manipur People’s Party (MPP), has strongly condemned the assault of Amitabh by the escort party of the Speaker.