GUWAHATI: Gunmen positioned on hilltops fired at two fuel tankers near Keimei village on NH-37 in Manipur‘s Tamenglong district on Tuesday, wounding a driver in the leg. The highway connects Imphal with Silchar. Identity of the driver and the shooters remains unknown, police said.
The gunfire caused oil spillage on the road, prompting authorities to dispatch additional forces to the area.
This happened days before Manipur’s first-phase voting in Lok Sabha elections for its two seats.
On Monday, Manipur govt transferred Churachandpur SP Shivanand Surve, who had suspended a head constable named Siamlalpaul in Feb after he was allegedly seen with armed miscreants in a viral video. The suspension led to mob violence in the hill district, resulting in the death of two people as security forces fired to disperse an aggressive crowd.
The gunfire caused oil spillage on the road, prompting authorities to dispatch additional forces to the area.
This happened days before Manipur’s first-phase voting in Lok Sabha elections for its two seats.
On Monday, Manipur govt transferred Churachandpur SP Shivanand Surve, who had suspended a head constable named Siamlalpaul in Feb after he was allegedly seen with armed miscreants in a viral video. The suspension led to mob violence in the hill district, resulting in the death of two people as security forces fired to disperse an aggressive crowd.