Year after 21-yr-old was shot in Imphal,minister’s son chargesheeted

A year later,the CBI,which was handed the case following public pressure,has finally filed a chargesheet. The CBI chargesheet,a copy of which is with The Indian Express,says: “The occupants of the Bolero jeep noticed two ladies riding on a Honda Activa… Ajay told (his friend) Soram Raj Singh to follow the girls.”

Near Ghari village,Rozer and his friends also came across the two girls. The two groups then reportedly began competing with each other to attract the girls’ attention.

“After several attempts the i20 car succeeded in overtaking the Bolero… Ajay,sitting on the left front seat of the Bolero,took out his licensed pistol and fired toward the i20 car. Rozer succumbed to his bullet injury,” says the CBI chargesheet.

“We have been under tremendous pressure to settle,” says Rozer’s father Irom Lokendro. “We have also been offered money.”

Calling the incident unfortunate,Ajay’s father says,“Justice will have to take its own course… This was not an intentional incident.”

Rozer wanted to be a professional footballer,recalls his mother,Irom Chitra. His last acquisition was a pair of striker shoes,similar to Ronaldo’s. Clutching the shoes,Chitra says,“He never even got to wear these.”