Public meeting decides to strengthen JAC for justice to Babysana

Pothashang News Service: Imphal, July 28, 2019: People’s gathering over N. Babysana’s death in her school hostel has resolved to expand and strengthen the “Joint action committee (JAC) against the mysterious death of N. Babysana Chanu” by adding representatives from student bodies and civil society organisations to enhance in finding the truth behind the ‘mysterious’ death.

Members of the JAC, leading civil society organisations, student bodies and people took part in the meeting held at community hall located at Thangmeiband Athletic Union’s ground on Sunday.

The gathering resolved to make the government reveal its report of investigation over the incident so far made by 2 pm of July 31.

It also resolved to let an independent state agency to investigate in the case and to make SIT (Special Investigation Teams) submit charge-sheet in two months.

It was also agreed to constitute a monitoring committee composing of representatives of the JAC, CSOs and experts to observe the investigation.

To press the government to open a first track court for this case in three days was another resolution.

Finally, it resolved that body of the deceased will be accepted and perform her last rites if the government takes up the resolutions taken.

The meeting also decided to continue its agitation.

Babysana was found dead in the morning of July 18 in the dormitory of Standard Robarth Higher Secondary School, Canchipur, Imphal.

MLA Kh. Joykishan, in the meeting, said, “The state government should declare that the case will be handed over to the CBI and provide proof for it.”

Dr. N. Sarat, a retired post mortem expert said as he witnessed the post mortem (at JNIMS) it was evident that Babysana died by hanging, but it was not certain whether it was a suicide or hanged. How the girl can hang herself in a room where there are mates, he added.

He appealed the doctors who conducted the post mortem to clearly present the report, saying that if the doctors really want to serve the people.

The post mortem was conducted twice. The first was conducted at RIMS and the second was conducted at JNIMS.

It is ridiculous that the about 36 mates in the dormitory of the school boarding don’t know about the incident. They are liable to punish for hiding what really had happened that night, said Sarat.

President of All Manipur Students’ Union, Peter Laishram said the state government fails to find out the truth behind the incident. “We can find out the truth in two days if the government allows student body to investigate over the incident”, he added.