New viciousness ejected in Manipur today after two cases of gunfights broke out at two unique areas close to the connecting regions between the locale of Imphal East and Kangpokpi.
Manipur saw a resurgence of violence today following two gunfights that occurred at two separate places close to the boundaries between the districts of Kangpokpi and Imphal East.
According to trustworthy sources, the first shooting incident occurred in Satang Molsang, close to the Khamenlok neighborhood. The shootout started this morning at 5:30 am and continued till 7:30 am, according to sources. Four more people were hurt in the gunfight, while one person is said to have died.
The Shija Hospital, RIMS, and Raj Medicity hospitals in Imphal received admissions from all of the injured.
Two locations between Imphal East and Kangpokpi are the scene of gunfire
Subsequently, there has been another report of gunfire from Govajang in the surrounding areas of Kangpokpi and Imphal East districts.
On the other hand, not much information about the second gunfight has surfaced. References have informed the Yenda News agency that the second gunfight took place between 4:30 and 5 p.m.
In the meantime, the Manipur Police reported in a news release today that one person was murdered in an armed miscreant shooting incident at Satang Hill Range, Kangpokpi District. Additionally, it was mentioned that security personnel carried out area dominance and search operations in the periphery and weak spots of hill and valley districts.
It has been made sure that 198 and 186 vehicles, respectively, traveling along NH-37 and NH-2, are carrying necessities. In order to ensure the free and secure passage of the vehicles, strict security measures are implemented in all vulnerable spots, and security convoys are given in critical stretches,” a press statement from Manipur Police stated.
Additionally, it was mentioned that 136 checkpoints in all had been set up throughout Manipur’s districts,
both in the valley and the hill, and that 177 people were taken into custody by the police for related infractions in several State regions.
Since four people were killed in two violent episodes earlier this month, there had been no further instances of violence until the two gunfights that shook the surrounding communities of Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts today.
On January 18, at approximately 3:45 p.m., four farmers—a father and a son—were shot and killed by armed miscreants in Ningthoukhong Kha Khunou, which is part of the Bishnupur district. Four citizens are said to have been killed by armed miscreants who descended from above Lamlai Kabui village and traveled more than two kilometers to a water supply plant situated in the middle of rice fields.
However, one village volunteer additionally died in the Kangchup shootout in the Kangpokpi district. Takhellambam Manoranjan, 28, has been identified as the deceased individual. While three or more people suffered injuries.
