Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 15 2010:
Three individuals were beaten up brutally by some unidentified persons using weapons like dagger and spear at Salem Veng, New Lamka last night.
The victims have been identified as Soraisham Somen (25) of Kodompokpi Maning Leikai but staying at Churachandpur Lai Maram Leikai, RK Shanta (36) of Ningthoukhong Bazar currently running a hotel at Churachandpur New Bazar and Salam Chandra (42) of Kumbi.
Somen and Shanta suffered critical injuries.
They are undergoing treatment at JN Hospital.
According to family members of the two bed-ridden victims, the three victims were leaving Cool Galaxy Hotel located at Salem Veng after having beer at about 5.10 pm when they were assaulted by the unidentified persons inside the hotel.
They ran away from their assailants separately but they were chased down and again attacked with swords.
The assailants did not give any reason for the attack nor did they speak any word.
Meanwhile, the Meetei Society Churachandpur and the Ima Leimarel Apunba Lup Churachandpur has strongly condemned the brutal assault.
A joint press release issued by the two organisations decried that such attacks would lessen the fraternal feeling among the people settling in the area.
They also appealed to all concerned to avert such incidents in future.