6 cops injured in mob violence, 19 arrested
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 01 2022:
At least six police personnel including an officer of Imphal West District Police were injured while trying to take control of a brawl which broke out between two groups of youngsters in Nagaram area leading to Khuman Lampak on Monday night.
Police have arrested 19 people in connection with the incident.
According to a police report, a fight broke out between two groups of youngsters along the road leading to Khuman Lampak from ISBT, Chingmeirong around 8.30 pm on Monday.
When a team of Imphal West district police tried to stop the fight, the youngsters started attacking the police instead.
The police fired tear gas canisters to control the crowd, but the youngsters fled to Nagaram side and started pelting stones and fired slingshots at the police.
As the situation became more intense, additional security teams including the district police commandos arrived at the scene and fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
The crowd remained relentless and continued attacking the police with stones, slingshots and other weapons, one of which is suspected to be a double barrel gun, leading to injury of 6 personnel including an officer.
All six personnel were rushed to Raj Medicity for treatment.
Of the 6 injured, 3 are said to be in serious condition.
Owing to the tense situation and to avoid any harm to civilians, police blocked all vehicular passages along Chingmeirong-Khuman Lampak route till late evening.
Later, the police arrested 19 people suspected to be involved in the brawl and handed them over to Imphal PS.
FIRs were registered against the 19 people and they were produced before the duty magistrate with a prayer for 5-day police remand, which the magistrate upheld and sent them to police custody for 5 days.
Meanwhile, in connection with the incident, CSO leaders and elders of the two groups met at the office of SP Imphal West district police on Tuesday.
During the meeting, a consensus was reached wherein it was decided that the guilty party will do all that is necessary as per the customary law.