CBI begins probe into killing of 2012
Source: The Sangai Express / IANS
New Delhi, November 04 2017:
The CBI has begun a probe into the conspiracy hatched to kill certain Congress workers in the run-up to the 2012 Manipur Assembly elections, during which one person was shot dead by police, an official said on Friday .
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed the First Information Report in the case, saying that on a tip-off on January 14, 2012, Manipur police laid a trap and killed Thangjam Thoithoi, who along with his aide had planned to kill some active Congress workers in a bomb blast .
Following the shootout, a case was registered at the Wangoi police station in Manipur’s Imphal West district .
The CBI took over the case after the Supreme Court on July 14 directed the agency to go through the case records, lodge necessary FIRs and complete the investigation .
The FIR said the alleged attacker’s accomplice escaped after the about seven-minute shootout, adding that a two-wheeler, a Chinese hand grenade, and a 9mm pistol were found near the body.