A Manipur trial court on Monday awarded five years' jail term to the present CM N Biren Singh's son, Ajay Meetai in a 2011 road rage case, reports the Times of India.

Last week, the apex court's vacation bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Navin Sinha issued notices to the Union Home Secretary and the Manipur Chief Secretary to respond by May 29 on the plea by Irom Chitra Devi, mother of Irom Roger who was killed.

The bench didn't issue notice to the Chief Minister and others in the case as sought.

Ajay Meetai has been awarded a five-year jail term under section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC for firing at Roger in a road rage incident on March 20, 2011, and killing him.

The incident had occurred after Roger had allegedly not allowed Meetai to overtake him in his SUV which had irked the chief minister's son.

The plea, filed through advocate Utsav Bains, alleged that the parents of the victim were fearing for their safety in the state. The parents have sought directions "to provide security for the safety of the life and liberty of petitioners and their family members against any kind of threat and victimisation for their peaceful stay throughout India."

They have also sought a direction for an independent probe by a central agency on the ground that the state police was working at the behest of the convict.

Advocate Kamini Jaiswal, who appeared for on behalf of the parents, also said no lawyer was ready to appear on their behalf before the Manipur High Court which is hearing the criminal appeal against the award of five year jail term to the son of the chief minister.

A file picture of Manipur CM Nongthombam Biren Singh