CSCHR urges MHRC to intervene in 'custodial death' of Arambam Nanao

A team of Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights in India and the United Nations (CHRHR) has conducted a solidarity visit to the aggrieved family of Arambam Nanao yesterday and carried out a fact finding on his death.  CRHR in a statement said it has presented the facts for necessary action to the chairman of Manipur Human Rights Commission (MHRC) Deceased Nanao is survived by his wife Arambam ongbi Meisnam Teresa, 29 and three minor sons. It has also urged the Manipur Human Rights Commission  to intervene in the alleged custodial torture and death of Arambam Nanao, 37 on May 2 last. CSCHR has also requested the Commission to kindly monitor the  investigation to ensure that all the guidelines issued by the National Human Rights Commission pertaining to custodial death is followed in letter and spirit and to ensure that the erring police personnel is punished according the law of the land, and to ensure the dreaded phenomena of extrajudicial killings do not reoccur in Manipur.