Haflong, March 24,2012 –To register protest against the kidnapping and brutal killing of Late Swapan Paul of Lanting , the insecurity of life in Dima Hasao District and demanding immediate arrest of all the culprits involved in the kidnapping and brutal killing of Late Swapan Paul,the people of District Public Forum, Haflong organized mass protest rally at Haflong on March 19,2012.
The memorandum says that on 29-02-2012 one Swapan Paul s/o Lt. Rosoraj Paul of Langting Bazar was called from his house by some miscreants and was missing for sometime. Later on his dead body was recovered from a deep jungle at Langting area on 12-03-2012.
The incidents has created a panic situation not only in Langting area but in the entire Dima Hasao District , among the public, more particularly among the business community, who are earning their livelihood and maintaining their families with the income derived from small business.
It may be mentioned here that there is no big business house in the district. All are small and retail traders.That the deceased Swapan Paul was an educated unemployed youth, running a Xerox booth at Langting Bazar, earning little income to maintain family. His death has caused a great loss to his family as the family has lost a earning member and none to support them financially.
That with the surrender of DHD(J) and ceasefire with DHD(N) the law and order situation in the district, though apparently seem to be improved. But the brutal killing of Swapan Paul gives a wrong signal in other way. Life and property of common people is not free from danger. Any thing may happen to any person at any time. The killing of a young educated boy by calling him from his house shows the miscreants are moving freely and can do anti-social work freely. Here is a threat for the peace loving people, who are spending days with anxiety.
Mention may be made here of another incident at Hatikhali where another person namely Mr. Dey, son of Narayan Dey was also kidnapped and his whereabout is not known till date. It is apprehended that he also has met the similar fate of Swapan Paul.
Unless some positive step is taken from your end, the incident of the similar nature will increase day by day and it will be difficult for the people to live with safety and security for lives and property in this district.
They, therefore, request to extend help to the family of Lt. Swapan Paul and pay ex-gratia grant,etc. to support them financially and at the same time take positive step with the help of security forces to apprehend the miscreants and give exemplary punishment so that such things does not happen in near future.
Earlier the people of Langting also held such mass rally in Langting township and submitted
a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner through the Officer-in-charge of Langting Police Station on March 15,2012. Their demands includes immediate arrest of all the culprits and give them due punishment, to provide adequate compensation to next kind of the decease, help to restore peace in the district, etc.
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