GUWAHATI: Three-time former Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh of Congress has the maximum number of criminal cases registered against him among all the 92 candidates for the second phase of polls to be held on March 5. Among the political parties, both Congress and JD (U) top the list with maximum number of candidates with criminal cases.
According to the analyses by Manipur Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) of affidavits submitted by all candidates, Ibobi has declared four cases, which include four charges related to cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, two charges related to criminal breach of trust by a public servant, or by a banker, merchant or agent, two charges related to punishment for criminal breach of trust, four charges related to punishment of criminal conspiracy, two charges related to dishonest misappropriation of property and two charges related to acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention.
