Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 25:
Undentified armed men today killed a 33 year old man identified as Jangkholien, son of Hentinkhup Kipgen of Kipgen Veng here at around 9 am after abducting him from Tuibuang market.
According to the police, Jangkholien was abducted from a PCO where he had gone after dropping his children at school by three unidentified gunmen.
The police after an effort to trace him for about an hour recovered his body near the Khuga river at B Phaicham.
An empty 9 mm cartridge was recovered beside the body that was blind folded.
Jangkholien is said to be associated with an underground outfit before and the reason for the killing is still unknown as no one has so far claimed responsibility.
His body was handed over to the relatives after postmortem and will be buried tomorrow.
The body of another man shot dead was found at about 6 pm about one hundred metre away from where the body of Jangkholien was found today.
Police have recovered the the body and kept it at the CCpur district hospital morgue.
The victim received one bullet on the head.
The identity of the victim is yet to be established.
Our Staff Reporter adds : Personnel of 19 Rajput Rifles gunned down two suspected UGs during a fierce encounter at Chaljang under Chakpikarong PS last night.