Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 20 2010:
Unidentified Gunmen shot dead an officer of the state agriculture department at his own house at Oinam Awang Leikai under Bishnupur police station at about 7.30 pm tonight.
Two miscreants shot Nongthombam Sharat (55), son of Late Tomba, working as Agriculture Office (AO) in the state Agriculture Department, a police report said.
He was hit by a bullet in the face.
He succumbed to his injury at Shija Hospital where he was referred from RIMS hospital due to his serious condition, the report said.
In other unrelated incident, two persons including an underground activist were apprehended by security forces in separate counter insurgency operations during the last two days.
An underground activist belonging to PREPAK was nabbed by a combined force of Thoubal police commandos and 21 Assam Rifles yesterday, at about 8.30 am during a frisking and checking operation at Sekmaijin Bazar.
He was identified as Waikhom Ibohanbi @ Ibomcha (33), son of W Indrajit of Sekmaijin Thongam.
A non-local has also been picked up by the police commandos in civil dress from Awang Nagaram, Dingku road last night, at about 7.30 pm.