IRB man killed in gun battle with commandos
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 13, 2012:
A team of Imphal West police commando shot dead an IRB rifleman in an encounter which occurred today early morning around 4.30 at the junction of Lambal and Heinoubok area.
The deceased rifleman has been identified as Thongam Bungbung (31) s/o Jatra of Kwakeithel Thounaojam Leikai presently residing at Sagolband Mabudhou Mantri Leikai in rent.
In connection with the killing, a joint action committee has been constituted which has dubbed the incident as a fake encounter.
Family members of the deceased rifleman informed that Bungbung was a 4th IRB personnel.
It further informed that he was in jail some years back after arrest by police for his connection with an UG group and he was under suspension.
At around 2.30 am today, three persons who were in camouflage uniform picked him up from the rented house of Sagolband, they alleged.
The local people of Kwakeithel Thounaojam Leikai also organised a protest demonstration at the Thounaojam Leikai community hall today.
The joint action committee dubbed the incident as a fake encounter and demanded the State Govt to give befitting punishment to those who were involved in the killing.
The family members of the deceased rifleman also refused to take the dead body till an acceptable negotiation is carried out with authority concerned.
Meanwhile, identities of the two persons who were killed by a combined force in an encounter held at the junction of Toubungkhok and Yuremjam has been identified as Ningthoujam Puni (27) s/o Muhindro of Keibi Makha Leikai and Thangjam Bheigo (37) s/o Late Komol of Nongada Thongkhong.
Sources from family informed that the deceased duo were innocent and the bodies are still lying at RIMS morgue.