Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 17 2010:
Decrying the shooting to injure seriously a youth shot near his house last night at Utlou under Nambol police station by some gunmen, womenfolk of the locality today staged a sit in protest demanding clarification from the responsible group if any of underground groups behind the shooting.
Reports said that the 28-year old youth Laishram Mocha son of Iboyaima was shot at once to injure at the neck by the miscreants last night at about 10 pm near his home by some gunmen who asked for pradhan Rishikanta, the nephew of the injured youth.
He received serious injury at the neck and struggling for life at Shija Hospital.
Before shooting to injure him, the gunmen asked about whereabouts of pradhan Utlou Gram Panchayat, Rishiknata.
And when he replied that he did not know his whereabouts, they took out a small gun and shoot at him, local report said.
Decrying the act of the suspects, a sit-in protest was also staged today at the locality to register a strong protest and demanding clarification if any of the underground groups alleging that it was a life attempt bid.
The protest was organised by the Utlou Apunba Meira Paibi Lup.