KOLKATA, Dec 11 ? The Army today said it had documents to prove that Manorama Devi had ?links? with a terrorist outfit in Manipur but termed the incidents leading to her death as ?unfortunate?. ?We have a number of documents to prove that Manorama Devi had links with the terrorists. But at the same time, what happened with her was unfortunate,? Vice-Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Santonu Chaudhury said here.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the launching of a fast attack craft for the Navy, Chaudhury said the incident had been blown out of proportion by the media. ?Manipur is not such a bad place. It is peaceful.The media hype has given another dimension to the whole story...this was blown out of proportion,? he said. Emphasising that the Army needed to rebuild its image in the north eastern state, he said the media had a big role to play in this regard.