Manipur cabinet hands over missing Meitei man’s case to CBI for probe
Hindustan TimesIMPHAL: The Manipur cabinet has announced that the case of a 56-year-old man from the Meitei community, who allegedly went missing from the Army camp at Leimakhong on November 25, will be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a protest rally in Manipur The decision was taken during a state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister N. Biren Singh on Saturday. Laishram Kamalbabu Singh, a resident of Loitang Khunou village in Manipur’s Imphal West district and originally from Cachar district in Assam, allegedly went missing after reporting for work at the Leimakhong Army camp on Wednesday. During Saturday’s cabinet meeting, the government also approved financial relief assistance of ₹30,000 for family members of deceased or displaced persons to help them conduct last rites.