Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 10 2009:
A youth was lynched to death by a mob and another was badly injured in an incident that happened last night at Wabagai.
The two youths who claimed themselves to be cadres of KCP allegedly attempted to abduct a Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) .
Official reports said that the incident of killing of a suspected militant leaving his colleague with severe injuries took place last night at around 7.30 pm when they reportedly attempted to kidnap a government employee named Mayengbam Kumar at Wabagai under Kakching police station of Thoubal district.
Kumar is working as Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) .
The deceased youth was later today identified as one Premchand @ Swami (23) son of Angou of Laphupat Tera village in Imphal west while the severely injured youth who has been taken into custody and hospitalizing at RIMS hospital is identified as Maibam Nanao alias Inoucha (22) son of Guni hailing from the same locality with the deceased youth.
Local reports said that the two youths entered to the house of the ZEO and insist him to go with them stating that their senior wanted to meet and have interaction in connection with the demand they wanted from him.
When Kumar refused to their instances, the self claim KCP cadres tried to forcibly take away in which, the family members alarmed the neighbouring who converged at the house of the ZEO and chased after them as started running away on seeing the crowd.
The crowd armed with sticks caught them and beaten up blue and black.
In the assault one of them later identified as Premchand succumbed to injury at the spot before the police intervened while the other one seriously wounded was save before lynched, police as well as local reports said.
In another unrelated incident, some gunmen suspected to be activists of militant outfit, PULF, shoot at to injure a youth residing at his elder sister's home at Heibungmakhong village under Mayang Imphal police station of Imphal west this morning at around 7.30 am.
The youth named Md Ibungo (26) son of Ramzan of Kshetri Bengool currently residing at house of his sister Sera Begum sustained three bullets injuries at the thigh and chest and has been immediately rushed to RIMS Hospital, Imphal.
Hospital source said his condition is still serious.
The attackers after shooting him left the home with no direction, locals source said adding that the family is yet to know the motive behind the shooting Ibungo.
But they suspect PULF militants behind the attack.