Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 21:
In unrelated incidents today a suspected KCP cadre has been gunned down by security personnel in Imphal West area while unidentified gunmen shot dead a youth near Khuga Dam in Churachandpur district.
An armed person suspected to be a KCP activist was slain by a combined team of Imphal East and West commandos at Kangchup Chingkhong today early morning.
The deceased has been identified as Angom Romio (28) s/o Ibothem of Kangchup Chingkhong.
According to family sources, Romio worked for the PREPAK for about five years before joining the KCP.
A police statement issued by Imphal West SP Clay Khongsai said the commando personnel came under fire from some KCP activists while conducting search operations based on intelligence input in the vicinity of Kangchup Chingkhong this morning.
In the retaliatory firing one suspected KCP City activist was killed from whom an AK-57 rifle, two magazines and 10 live rounds were recovered.
The Khuga Dam victim has been identified as one Jonathan Lalropui (21) s/o Ex Sub Laltuokllien of Hmar Veng.
A cavity of almost 3 inch and bullet marks can be clearly seen on the head of the victim.
Police source informed that the youth was brought near the dam site by unidentified gunmen and shot there at around 4 am.
Meanwhile, a team of Imphal West police commando picked up a person claimed to be a KYKL activist at around 5 am today.
The arrested person has been identified as Lairenjam Nandakishore (38) s/o L manihar Singh of Sagolband Bijoy Govinda Thangapat Mapal Lairenjam Leirak.
Grenade lobbed : unidentified miscreants lobbed a hand grenade at the Lamphel residential quarter of Government Press' Director A Tombikanta at around 12.30 pm today.
The bomb, however, did not explode.