Name: Fake Encounter
Duration: P00H03M47S
Description: folk, alternative, imphal, conflict zone, fake encounter killing

Fake Encounter

by Imphal Talkies and the Howlers

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Shot him dead, I heard them say
For he had ten thousand rupees on him
On his way home after a hard days’s labour
Varying the burden of poverty on his shoulders

His youngest son was crying
His wife was ill when he left home in the morning
Now the bullets were strewn next to his body
His fingers made to wrap around the gun

The media came, shot photos of him
He was proclaimed an insurgent
His body now lies in the morgue
Who will avenge the loss of his life

His son waits for him at the thongan with a podon in hand
His wife waits for him at the thongan with a lantern in hand

Who will reveal the truth
When murderers themselves are the judges

The hungry orphans
Will stream out into your streets
Will come to eat your bullets
Will come to skin your flesh

For how many murders do you give salute under the flag
For how many lives hangs that medal on your chest
On whose orders have you murdered so foul
Are you now satiated yet, how do you sleep at night

The widows they are still mourning
The pain still raw from the verdict of 1528

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released July 5, 2020
written and composed by Akhu

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Imphal Talkies and the Howlers Imphal, India

Imphal Talkies is a folk rock band from Manipur, India, formed in 2008 by Ronid alias Akhu Chingangbam. The band has cut four albums so far, Tidim Road(2009), When The Home Is Burning(2014) and ‘Maria and the flower child’(2018) and have released various singles from time to time. The band released its fourth album “Ema gi Wari (Stories of My Mother)” in February 2019. ... more

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