Girls injured
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, April 11 2019:
Hours before the Lok Sabha election of the Outer Parliamentary Constituency ended, two girls were beaten by some 'suspected BJP workers' and one of them has been evacuated to Shija Hospital in critical condition, said sources.
The incident happened at around 4.30 pm near Polling No 35/5 in front of Congress office in Khangabok, Thoubal.
The injured persons have been identified as Kh Pushpa Devi (18), d/o Kunjeswor and Moirangthem Lembi Devi (19), d/o late M Pakpa of Khangabok Mayai Leikai.
Pushpa received head injury and was treated at District Hospital before being rushed to Shija Hospital.
Lembi, who received minor injuries on head and face, has been discharged from the District Hospital.
Local MLA O Surjakumar visited the injured girls and a case has been registered by the police.
The exact cause of the incident is not known and the culprits have not been identified yet.
However, there were some commotion between the Congress supporters and BJP supporters during the poll at the polling station in the area.