The family members of lawyer and social activist Kynjaimon Amse who died in a road accident recently, have demanded an investigation into his death.
Amse (31) died in a road accident on August 22 at Dkhiah in East Jaintia Hills District. He along with three others—Fullmoon Nongtdu of Khliehriat, Raja L Suchen and Small Lamin, both of Huroi village—were coming from Ladrymbai when the car they were travelling in rammed into a wall.
His family members have alleged that there could be more to the accident and are demanding a detailed investigation into the case.
A FIR has been lodged at the Khliehriat police station by his uncle, Lalan S Amse. The family members’ suspects foul play and claimed that they are suspicious because the vehicle did not bear any scratch and the damage was minimal, especially on the side where Kynjaimon was seated.
According to initial reports, the car, a Maruti Swift bearing registration number ML 11 9405 driven by Fullmoon, lost control and smashed into a wall on the side of the road.
A week before the incident, the lawyer had filed a complaint with the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) against the issuance of a no-objection certificate (NOC) to Meghatop Cement Pvt Ltd for setting up a cement plant in Wahiajer village without the consent of the Dorbar Elaka Narpuh. He had threatened to drag the JHADC to court if the NOC was not terminated.
In the past, Amse had also stood up for the villagers of Huroi, Hingaria and elsewhere that were deprived of roads, healthcare, mobile phone connections, etc. He had also filed a case against the central government and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the abysmal condition of National Highway 6 as it passes from Ratacherra to Lumshnong.
Amse was born on January 20, 1994 and hailed from Umkiang village in East Jaintia Hills. He was the assistant headman there at the time of his death. Amse completed his law degree from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) in Patiala after he finished his higher secondary education in St Edmund’s College.
