Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 21:
Adding to the number of body bags that have been piling up in the recent spurt of violence, a 45 year old man was shot dead by unidentified gunmen today about 8 pm at a by lane connecting Tera Sadokpam and Heinoubok under Patsoi police station while his companion who was shot in the head is battling for life at RIMS hospital.
The deceased is identified as Wahengbam Shamungou son of (L) Ibotombi of Takyel Kolom Leikai, while his wounded companion is identified as Aheibam Oken (30) son of Kumar also of Takyel Kolom Leikai.
Oken was shot on the temple with the bullet exiting through the jaw.
According to family members of Oken, he went out along with Shamungou today at about 7.30 pm.
No one in the locality heard any gun shots, as there was a public meeting in the vicinity and a Lai-Haraoba festival was underway at Sadokpam.
Local people who were out on the street came across the deceased and the injured and rushed them to the hospital.
The body of Shamun-gou is presently kept at RIMS morgue.
One body taken, three still remaining : The body of Laishram Arun alias Surjit of Yourbung Mayai Leikai who was found shot dead at Keibung area under Singjamei Police Station on the night of October 17 has been taken away by his family members after postmortem at RIMS mortuary today.
However, the bodies of Yumnam Dilip alias Inao of Yourbung Mayai Leikai, Sandham Dhanajit, also of Yourbung Mayai Leikai and Huidrom Manaoton of Itham Nungoi who were also shot dead at Keibi Kumuda on October 17 have not yet been taken.
In protest against the killing, Meira Paibis staged a sit-in-protest at Yourbung Khongnang Makhong today.