In a sad state of affairs, the State Information Commissioner and former IPS officer Soibam Ibocha Singh lost his battle with the unprecedented Coronavirus, on 8th July.
He was born in Soibam Leikai Khanglabung Leirak in 1958 and served as a lecturer in Maharajah Bodhachandra College from 1979 to 1983. Later, he joined Manipur Police Service in 1983 and retired as Inspector General of Police in 2018.
The officer was a recipient of the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service. The recipient of Sahitya Akademi Translation Awardee, State Literature Awardee, State Kala Akademi Awardee, and others, Singh had also served as Vice President of Amateur Rugby Federation of India and President of Rugby Football Manipur.
The Manipur CM, N. Biren Singh has also mourned his demise. The CM has expressed his deep condolence to the sports enthusiast. He referred to Mr. Singh as an academician and a sports enthusiast who gave his best for the betterment of society.
