Former Chief of Manipur-based Separatist Group RK Meghen Taken to Delhi after Release from Jail: Lawyer
IMPHAL: A day after he was
released from a Guwahati jail having served his term for nearly a decade, RK
Meghen, the former chairperson of Manipur-based insurgent outfit UNLF, was
taken to Delhi by NIA officials on Sunday evening, his lawyer M Gunedhor Singh
said.
Meghen, popularly known as Sanayaima
(son of soil), was released from jail on Saturday, six months before the
completion of his 10-year term — awarded to him by a special NIA court for
"waging a war against the country".
He
was expected to reach Imphal on Monday. The 75-year-old, however, was taken to
the national capital by the officials of the NIA, amid media speculation that
he has been detained, said Singh, who accompanied Meghen to Delhi.
"Sanayaima
is a free man. There is no reason why he should be detained or arrested. There
is no legal matter pending against the leader," he clarified.
According
to Singh, the Ministry of Home Affairs had urged the former United National
Liberation Front (UNLF) chairperson not to return to Manipur in view of the
"volatile situation in the state".
Manipur
has been witnessing massive protests over the past few weeks, mostly by civil
societies who are seeking an assurance from the Centre that the solution to the
vexed Naga political issue would not come at the cost of the state's
territorial integrity.
Singh
said Meghen's sentence was reduced because of his "exceptionally good
behavior" and contributions ranging from setting up a library and music
school for the inmates and construction of a rock garden on jail premises.
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