Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 30 2010:
Villagers of Nambol Leimapokpam today staged a sit-in protest against the shooting to injure of a farmer of the locality alleging that the shooting incident related with the Assembly election held three year back in 2007 .
Konsam Shamu (48) son of Irabot of Nambol Leimapokpam under Nambol police station of Bishnupur district was shot at to injure at the left knee by the two gunmen near a primary health centre at his village last night, at about 7.30 pm.
Family today recalled how the incident occurred and said when Shamu returned back after work from his field last night, he intercepted with two unknown persons at Ishok Chingphu stopped him and asked to whom he had given the vote in the last election.
When he said that he had casted vote to N Loken and on hearing the reply they contacted with another unidentified person and allowed him to have talk with the unknown person who identified himself to be one Kondum.
No sooner had he gave the reply, one of the miscreants took out a small gun and shot him once at the leg, they said.
Nambol police registered a case and investigation on to find the culprits behind the shooting incident.