Dear Comrades,
Imphal, November 11 2010: Protesting alleged looting of money from two of their colleagues by miscreants on November 9 at Senapati, employees of Manipur Postal Division have stopped carrying out their services including ferrying and delivery of mails in Senapati district from today.
A joint statement of three Manipur Postal Division employees unions said miscreants harassed and looted Rs 1700 from driver Y Sanatomba Singh and mail guard RK Arunkumar Singh on November 9 afternoon while they were discharging duties between Mao and Tadubi along National Highway 39 .
An officer of Mao police station, however, said no complaint has been lodged in connection with the incident and they have no idea about it.
Condemning the looting All India Postal Extra Departmental Employees Union, Manipur Postal Division (MPD), MPD P-IV and MPD P-III – convened a joint meeting and decided not to cooperate with the conveyance of mails in between Senapati and Mao until an apology is tendered by the looters or are booked under the law.
The meeting also called upon all concerned for intervention to bring about an amicable solution to ensure non recurrence of such unwanted act in future in the interest of the general public.
Source: The Sangai Express
