Hek terms killing of ex-HNLC leader “talibanism”, demands judicial inquiry

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 15, 2021

Senior BJP leader and former cabinet minister AL Hek has asked the state Director General of Police (DGP) R Chandranathan to resign to pave way for a judicial inquiry into the gunning down of the former HNLC leader Cheristerfield Thangkhiew in his residence at Mawlai Kynton Massar.

“I heard that the Home Minister had resigned so it is also the duty of the DGP to resign as he should take (equal) responsibility on moral ground,” Hek said overphone.

“Let the Additional DG I Nongrang take over as DGP of the state so that normalcy can be restored at the earliest,” he said.

Asked, the former cabinet minister said that the government had made a big mistake in the case since Thangkhiew was not a militant anymore but was a normal citizen like anyone else.

“I strongly condemned the Taliban attitude of the government (and the police) by gunning down a person in front of his family and children,” Hek said.

He further demanded immediate institution of a judicial inquiry instead of a magisterial inquiry into the matter.

Appealing to citizens to maintain law and order, Hek said everyone especially the youth should remain calm and refrain from taking the law into their own hands.