Suspected NSCN-IM cadre shot dead, infant among 2 hurt
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Ukhrul, October 08 2014:
A 40-year-old man believed to be an NSCN-IM cadre was reportedly shot dead by unidentified assailants in his house in Ukhrul district's Muirei village under Litan Police Station early on Wednesday, according to the police.
A 58-year-old woman and his infant grandson were also injured in the attack.
The incident happened around 7:30 am, police reports said.
The deceased has been identified as one Mataimi Tangkhul believed to be a militant belonging to NSCN-IM.
They said two armed men who came to his house carried out the fatal attack.
The police identified the injured as Ningwonla, a housewife and her one and half month old grandson.
She was hit by three bullets in the attack but the baby sustained minor injuries.
They said Ningwonla is a neighbour of the deceased.
Ningwonla is now undergoing treatment in critical condition at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Imphal.
A case has been filed at Litan Police Station over the incident and started investigation into it, police said.