Manipur government suspends nine officials for manipulating land records

IMPHAL — Nine Manipur government officials including two state civil service officers and a doctor were suspended on charges of ‘misusing of power’ and manipulating land records.

Chief Minister N Biren Singh said this during a press briefing at CM’s secretariat in Imphal on Friday.

The two MCS (Manipur civil service) officers are K Goverdhon Singh and Samson Huidrom. And Dr. O Budhachandra of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences was suspended on charges of admitting two officers (in the ward) without proper examination.

G Chinglensana Kabui, a Sub-Divisional Collector while the other suspended officials are M Sanatomba Singh, L Biswanath Singh, Md Hassan and T Hemjit Singh who are all mandals.

The suspended officials also include O Munal Singh and Md Jahangir who are retired mandals.

Highlighting the responsibility of officers, he directed the state government officials to render their service sincerely and also to refrain from committing any wrongful activity.

He also warned officials who had earlier committed wrongful acts, to voluntarily come out and rectify the wrongful deed if any before the authority starts taking up legal actions.

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Urging the officers to streamline their duties so that no such stringent action is required in future, Biren appealed to the government officials to remain strict as per rule provided under the constitution and rules of law.

On the illegal manufacturing of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in the state, he informed that a team of Khongjom Police Station under the supervision of SP Jogeschandra Haobijam busted an illegal IMFL manufacturing factory at the residence of Thokchom Bobo Singh of Khongjom Maning Leikai during an operation.

Strongly condemning such activities of causing serious health hazards to the people, the Chief Minister said such heinous acts could be taken as an attempt to murder.