Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 19, 2010:
Unknown miscreants fired upon the Chingmeirong Yengkhoiba Mejor Leikai residence of Medical Department Health Educator Yenkhom Chandrakumar (54) last night.
The unknown persons fired two rounds while another one live round was thrown at Chandrakumar's residence at around 7 pm yesterday, police said.
Locals of Chingmeirong area staged a sit-in-protest in denunciation of the attack today.
In another incident, unknown persons fired upon the residence of Mini Anganwadi leader Srimayum Mani Devi (50) at Yourbung Khunou at around 8:30 pm yesterday.
Last night's incident was the third such attack in three months on Mani's residence.
It may be mentioned that unidentified persons opened fire at her residence on December 4 and lobbed a hand grenade on December 13 in which Mani's husband Ibochouba Sharma (66) was injured.