Rights group want to appear before Langpih commission

Panel is probing the Assam police firing of May 2010

PTI | May 27, 2011



A right's group in Meghalaya today petitioned the Justice (retd) P C Phukon inquiry commission, probing the Assam police firing of May 2010 in the disputed Langpih area, pleading that it wanted to appear before it.

Dino Dympep of Meghalaya People?s Human Rights Council said the group wanted to appear and present their contention regarding the controversial firing incident.

"We are the first ones to reach there and we know some ground facts," Dympep told reporters later.

There has been no directive from the commission on their plea so far.

Meanwhile, nine persons injured during the Langpih firing last year were today cross-examined by the Assam government lawyers.

Yesterday, five persons - Losping Nongphud, Pridilin Lyngkhoi, Strictbor Snar, Hniar Wahlang and Budster Lyngkhoi had appeared before the judge and had given their statement.

The Assam government counsel had sought time till today to cross-examine them.

They along with four other injured persons were cross-examined by the government lawyers of Assam - Jyotismoi Roy and Megali Barman.

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