‘Amit Shah assured that murderers will be punished’, Manipur CM on students’ killing

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Wednesday that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured him that the case of the murder of two young students will be dealt with seriously and the perpetrators will be punished appropriately.
Singh said he spoke to Shah on Tuesday to discuss the prevailing situation in Manipur, including the murder of Phijam Hemjit (20) and Hijam Linthoingambi (17), whose photographs surfaced on social media on Monday after they went missing since July 6. “The Centre and the state governments are very serious about punishing the murderers,” the Chief Minister told the media, adding that a special CBI team led by the agency’s Special Director Ajay Bhatnagar along with five officers have already arrived in Manipur and visited Bishnupur district, from where the deceased hailed. “The CBI team has already found some clues, but I cannot disclose them at the moment,” Singh said, adding that the state government and the Centre condem the act in the strongest terms. He said the government will not spare the perpetrators and all-out efforts are being made to bring the culprits to book. Singh also informed that 25 companies of central forces and two companies of Rapid Action Force have been deployed at 23 locations in Churachandpur district.