Shillong, Sept 9: Granary Starfield Thangkhiew, the brother of the former Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) leader (L) Cheristerfield Thangkhiew who was killed in an alleged encounter with the Police on August 13, 2021, said he is satisfied with the report of the One-Man Commission of Inquiry but urged the government to take swift action against the people involved.
Granary said he has not received the full details of the report but was only aware of some of the points of the report through social media. “It (Report) clearly stated that there is a killing and an excessive usage of force by the police, the main motive was to use force against my brother,” he said.
“…we all know that there is someone behind this killing, taking advantage of the night they have shot my brother,” he added.
“As family members we urge the government to swiftly take action by registering a case against the Tactical Team-1 and to hand over the matter to the CBI,” further urged Thangkhiew.
On asked, Thangkhiew said it does not affect him or his family if they hide the names from the inquiry report which is put in public domain, as they already know who the killer is.
“Yes we are satisfied with the report but it depends on the government to take actions against the people involved, register a case against them and hand over the matter to the CBI,” he said.
