Tura, July 1: Citizens of Garo Hills together with NGOs of the region and church leaders took part in a protest march demanding a thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of two Garo youth from Nagaland in Delhi region, this week.
Candles were lit at William Point park in the heart of Tura town by students and prayers were offered by church leaders. Several leaders of social and student organizations addressed the crowds calling for a probe and bringing the perpetrators to justice.
The protests against the deaths began with a march from Chandmari locality to William Point as protestors called for justice for the two young victims. “Justice for Samuel Sangma and Rosy Sangma”, “Capital punishment for the guilty”, banners were carried by angry demonstrators.
The groups that organised the rally were All Garo Hills Joint Action Committee led by its convenor Balkarin Ch Marak, GSU interim body president Zikku Balgra Marak, student leaders from Williamnagar GSU, Hawakhana Baptist Church pastor Rev Frithing Sangma and social activist Jayie N Sangma.
The death of Rosy Sangma and Samuel Sangma, two Garos from Nagaland’s Dimapur, has sparked outrage in the North eastern region due to the mystery surrounding their deaths.
Rosy Sangma died in the ALFAA Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana on June 24, 2021 after consuming ice-cream given to her by hospital staff while she was in ICU. A viral video posted by Late Samuel Sangma had claimed that his aunt Late Rosy was recovering and suddenly died after eating the ice cream.
Reportedly, the hospital staff assaulted Samuel when he confronted them for giving ice-cream to his aunt in the ICU, and not allowing him to see her thereafter. The next day, i.e. June 25, his friends found him hanging from ceiling of the hotel he was staying at Gurugram, who went to check on him after he stopped responding to calls from his family and friends.
Samuel’s father said his son’s body had assault marks all over and a broken tooth. He claims that his son was murdered and his sister-in-law (Rosy Sangma) died due to medical negligence.
