Imphal: One person was killed and several others injured in firing between the security forces and armed miscreants at East Pallel in the Tengnoupal district on Friday.
The firing occurred the day the Thoubal and Kakching District Apunba Lup (TAKDAL) announced a statewide shutdown against the government’s failure to solve the Manipur crisis.
According to sources, the heavy firing exchange between the security forces and armed miscreants occurred in the Thamlapokpi village located towards Moreh around 7 a.m. and continued till 1 p.m.
After the incident, a scuffle took place when the locals, mostly Meira Paibis, tried to remove the barricade set up by security forces.
Yengkhom Jiten, 43, reportedly succumbed to head injuries. The deceased was from the Kakching district.
Dear Reader,
Over the past four years, EastMojo revolutionised the coverage of Northeast India through our sharp, impactful, and unbiased coverage. And we are not saying this: you, our readers, say so about us. Thanks to you, we have become Northeast India’s largest, independent, multimedia digital news platform.
Now, we need your help to sustain what you started.
We are fiercely protective of our ‘independent’ status and would like to remain so: it helps us provide quality journalism free from biases and agendas. From travelling to the remotest regions to cover various issues to paying local reporters honest wages to encourage them, we spend our money on where it matters.
Now, we seek your support in remaining truly independent, unbiased, and objective. We want to show the world that it is possible to cover issues that matter to the people without asking for corporate and/or government support. We can do it without them; we cannot do it without you.
Support independent journalism, subscribe to EastMojo.
Thank you,
Karma Paljor
Editor-in-Chief, eastmojo.com
Four people injured by stray bullets during the scuffle with security forces have shifted to Jeevan Hospital in Kakching district for further treatment, the source added.
Meanwhile, the source also informed that the irate mob also burnt down Kuraopokpi village, a Kuki-Zo village along the highway.
Also Read | Continue regular activities during public curfew call: Manipur govt
Trending Stories
- Meghalaya: Over 3,000 people to join Sohra intn’l half-marathon
- Could online abuse drive women out of political life?
- Assam workshop highlights DNA tech’s role in wildlife crime investigation
- Assam: Rice as a peace offering in India’s human-elephant conflict capital
- Nagaland: Three NSCN-K (Niki) cadres held with weapons cache
- Are sexual harassment victims ‘silenced’ at Tripura University?
