FIR lodged against Namsai ADO Tiprami Manglong; investigation underway

A CORRESPONDENT

NAHARLAGUN: One of the aggrieved aspirants of Agriculture Development Officer (ADO), Sanjay Yangda said that the Naharlagun police have confirmed that the Namsai ADO Tiprami Manglong used two Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificates, one from Arunachal Pradesh and the other from Assam.

Speaking to the reporters on Monday, Sanjay Yangda said that the aspirants on Monday met with the investigating officer (IO) of the case at Naharlagun Police station, wherein they were informed that the alleged accused posse’s dual ST certificate. Accordingly, the IO is filing the report, which will be forwarded to the higher authority for further registration of the case. He said that aspirants are so far satisfied with the investigation process. The police have received the related documents from Arunachal and have approached the Lakhimpur district, Assam for the other documents. “We are hopeful that the state police will bring out the truth for the security and welfare of the aspirants of the state. Moreover, I request the capital SP to look into the shreds of evidence and accordingly register the case in the appropriate IPC section,” he said.

Meanwhile, Naharlagun SDPO Dekio Gumja said that the investigation process into the forgery case related to the possession of dual ST and PRC, filed against Namsai ADO Tiprami Manglong by the aggrieved aspirants is in process. Accordingly, the police have sought documents both from Assam and Namsai district administrations.

He said, once the documents were sought by the police from the respective offices, the case will be concluded. However, the claim by the aspirants that the police are neglecting the complaint is absolutely false. “Every case related to forgery is being verified in the initial stage so that no innocent is being victimized. It takes time during the preliminary verification process. Therefore, the aspirants should not feel that the police are delaying the case intentionally,” he said.

Earlier, the aggrieved aspirants under the banner of Mission Agriculture Development Office (MADO) lodged FIR against the ADO for forgery and demanded immediate termination from her job and inquiry by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Armed with RTI documents, aspirants alleged that, Tiprami Manglong who is originally from Narayanpur, North Lakhimpur District, Assam has obtained an ST certificate from Namsai and applied for the ADO examination 2021-22, conducted by APPSC, and also cleared the examination.

Following this, the aspirants lodged an FIR at Naharlagun Police Station on April 1, 2023.