Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 23, 2009:
Escort personnel of an MLA confronted with some youths, injuring two including an escort personnel.
The incident occurred at the gate of one Arambam Ranjit at Nagamapal Singjubung Leirak.
The confrontation occurred between the escorts personnel of MLA Laishram Nandakumar on his way from MLA's home to his official quarters and a group of youth coming on a car this evening at about 7 pm.
The incident occurred when the personnel of 8th Manipur Rifles stopped and started beating four youths repairing the car they came with due to a headlight failure by laying them on the ground.
They also allegedly fired guns to threaten the youths.
The youths were coming after dropping Arambam Ranjit and among them, the injured youth was identified as Lairikyengbam David (29)son of L Birmangol.
His right ear was tore in the fracas.
He has been hospitalized.
Ranjit and Birmangol were coming back from a work with two other youths identified as Thounaojam Naoba (28) and Huidrom Budhamani (28) and after dropping one of their friends who is working at Imphal west district commando unit.
Reports said that, the escort personnel after crossing the parking vehicle stopped and after forcing the four youth step out from the vehicle started beating up and fired guns after forcing them to lie on the ground.
But the escort commander of the MLA, Havildar Sachigam of 8 MR in his report to the Imphal police said that the car blinkered to block the road.
When they stopped and asked about the reason of blinking they attempted to snatch weapons from them, which resulted in the confrontation.
In the incident one escort personnel, Ibomcha also sustained injury at the left eyebrow while the rifleman who fired his gun was identified as Wangjam Ranjit of Pukhao Laipham.