In fact, it enabled him not only to implicate but also to incriminate him to the crime whereby he could be successful for political end (to eliminate him for this anti-British movement). Does not this statement contradict the evidence of innocence of Jadonang in the crime which he had admitted ? For Higgins the murder case, which was a stray and unrelated incident, was a conceivable ground for implication. His intent was reflected in his Manipur Administrative Report 1931-1932 stating 'Jadonang was wanted not only as leader of the New Movement but also as a murderer'. So, JC Higgins started plotting a plan to implicate him in crime of the murder as principal culprit.

But his political end of prosecution had overridden the findings about Jadonang's innocence. JC Higgins could not ascertain the real culprit(s) which he himself admitted stating that as crime was committed nocturnally and who caused the death of four traders were not known. He was not present at Kambiron at the time of the occasion of the murder as he was staying at Nungkao. He urged the Court to trace out the prime mover of the crime and the real culprit.ģ. The judgement of the Political Agent did not trace out the real murderer, as the actual murderer was not identified, as the whole mob attacked the said persons. 'The evidence of five co-accused against him was given an afterthought as the whole village could find no reasonable ground for the murder, according to the village opinion after one complete year.'Ģ. Jadonang's appeal petition submitted to the Governor of Assam against Higgins' verdict through the President of Manipur State Durbar, 26 June 1931 which reads as follow:ġ. Jadonang himself told it to Higgins on 5 June, 1931. He was at Luangkao (Nungkao) village at the time of the incident.

Jadonang was not at Puiluan (Kambiron) village at which time the murder took place.

Was the implication justified ? It was the false charge framed against him on the following grounds: JC Higgins implicated Jadonang in the murder case of four Meitei traders and Higgins, with the implication, passed capital punishment and hanged him. Samson Remei, Ashinpou Gangmei, Dr Benjamin Gangmei, Thomas Kamei *Ĩ8th Martyrdom of Haipou Jadonang at Keishampat, Imphal on Aug:: Pix - Shankar Khangembam

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