Mishap claims 1 at Langol Langathel Ching
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 12 2012:
Police today resorted to lathi-charge and opened several rounds of gunfire to quell a mob fury following the death of a woman in an accident at Langol Langathel Ching this evening.
Police source said that a pedestrian identified as Honreoson Ningshen (55) w/o Joseph of Nambasi Khullen, Ukhrul district was killed when a school bus of Savio School (MN-01-1006) knocked her down at Langol Langathel Ching today around 4 pm.
Moments after the incident, nearby residents took hold of the driver and ransacked the bus.
Some of mob attempted to burn the bus with kerosene while personnel of Lamphel PS tried to subdue the fury of the mob, the police said.
The police had to resort to lathi-charge to quell the mob.
However, the mob attacked the police with stones from the hill top.
The police were forced to open blank fires to subdue the mob.
The bus has been impounded and its driver identified as Sonpu Kom of Ngakhapat under Saikul Subdivision was also taken into police station.
A case has also been registered by the police.
The body of the woman has been deposited at RIMS morgue for post mortem examination.