A court in Manipur has issued a non-bailable warrant for the arrest and production of Meitei Leepun chief Pramot Singh in a case registered against him by the Churachandpur police in June for allegedly promoting enmity between communities and making statements prejudicial to national integration.
The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Churachandpur issued the warrant on October 9 after the police submitted that they had not been able to go to Imphal West, where Mr. Singh is believed to be located, due to the ongoing ethnic conflict.
The Churachandpur police said they had requested the jurisdictional police in Imphal West district to act but did not receive any response. A reminder with a request for a house search in the Lamphel area also went unanswered. The police added that a notice was also served on the accused under Section 41a of the Code of Criminal Procedure, but there was no response.
