CCpur bandh cripples normal life
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 28 2012:
Normal life in Churachandpur district came to a grinding halt today owing to a dawn-to-dusk bandh called jointly by three student bodies to denounce Friday's grenade attack at the private residence of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Executive Director C Hangshing by suspected militants.
At least two persons including Hangshing's brother and an infant girl were injured in the attack triggered at the official's Yangtom Lamka residence in Churachanpur town on Friday evening.
The two are currently undergoing treatment at two separate hospitals in Imphal.
Incidentally an aged man was also gunned down in the same town by a delinquent police constable during a rousing reception ceremony for Olympic bronze medalist MC Mary Kom on Sunday.
The bandh was jointly called by the Churachandpur District Students' Union (CDSU), Kuki Students' Organization (KSO) and Zomi Students' Federation ( ZSF) Though the motive behind the attack is yet to be ascertained, police suspect that it might be linked to monetary demands slapped by the militants.