Protest against proposed sports university turns ugly
Four cops over powered, arms confiscated
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 24 2014:
A protest rally taken out today at Sora against the Government's plan to set up a National sports university at Yaithibi Loukon turned violent and four police personnel including an officer were captured by an irate mob.
Four weapons were also confiscated apart from a police outpost torched to the ground.
Sources informed that people of Sora and 10 other surrounding villages took out a protest rally at around 10.30 am today.
The protesters were blocked by police in accordance with restrictions imposed under Section 144, CrPC.
The police team also asked the protesters if they obtained due permission from the concerned authority.
This was followed by a tense stand-off between the two sides.
Soon after, police started firing several rounds of tear gas shells in a bid to drive back the protesters.
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The protesters retaliated by burning down a police outpost opened anew at Sora Chingjin.
They also set ablaze three two-wheelers (Bajaj Pulsar, Hero Pleasure and a Hero Honda motorcycle) .
In the meantime, Kakching PS OC Inspector Rishikesh Sharma arrived at the scene.
But the mob somehow overpowered Inspector Rishikesh and three other police personnel at around 11.30 am and took them inside a nearby village.
Their weapons were also confiscated by the mob.
After the arrival of police reinforcement, the protesters were finally driven away by firing tear gas shells and mock bombs.
Whereas Inspector Rishikesh Sharma somehow escaped from the clutches of his captors, two police personnel who were beaten up by the mob were sent for treatment in a Maruti van at around 2.30 pm.
Then they were taken to Shija Hospital.
The two police personnel undergoing treatment at Shija Hospital are M Punilkanta (30) s/o Ingobi of Tentha and M Shanta (30) s/o Maimu of Thoubal Khekman.
It is reported that two girls were also injured in the confrontation.
The fourth captured police personnel was freed at around 5 pm and the confiscated weapons were also handed over to police.