Bandh supporter hurt in police firing
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 01, 2012:
The indefinite Thoubal district bandh call given by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) seeking justice in the killing of Yanglem Naoba turned ugly Saturday with a bandh supporter injuring in police firing.
The strike has also disrupted traffic on Imphal-Moreh road.
The JAC formed against the killing of Naoba, a resident of Thoubal Wangma, has imposed the indefinite Thoubal district bandh since 6 am Saturday.
A large section of National Highway-2 (Imphal-Moreh road) falls under the district.
Movement of all sorts of vehicles along the NH-2 section of the district has been choked due to the strike.
At around 5 pm, a convoy of Manipur police including 3rd IRB coming towards Imphal was prevented from further approaching near a bus parking in Thoubal Wangma Taba by bandh supporters, thus resulting in a violent scuffle between the two sides.
The bandh supporters turned violent during the scuffle leading to the police to fire several rounds to control them.
The police were forced to fire several live rounds to control the violent mob during which one Huirongbam Manichandra, 58 of Thoubal Wangma Taba was injured when one bullet hit in his belly.
The injured was later brought to Shija hospital, Langol in Imphal for treatment.
Large number of bandh supporters in some other parts of the district also damaged passenger vehicles including autorickshaws and vans along the highway, reports said.