Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 30:
A civilian was killed while a BSF personnel was injured in an encounter between a BSF patrol party and militants at Moirang bazar in Bishnupur district while a lance naik of the 55 Engineer Regiment was gunned down by his colleague in two separate incidents since yesterday.
Police said the well-armed militants coming on a motor cycle fired at a foot patrol of the BSF party posted INA complex while they were coming out for routine patrolling in the bazar area at around 8.30 am today.
The BSF party retaliated and also fired several blank rounds in the air.
One BSF personnel was hit at his wrist by a bullet.
The militants kept on firing towards the BSF personnel as he was making his way towards a drug store nearby resulting in the injury of a civilian who was buying medicine inside the store.
Several other persons who were inside the drug store, escaped unhurt.
The victim received two bullet injuries.
The civilian has been identified as Oinam Bira alias Ibotombi (65) of Keibul Road, Chandapur.
He died on his way to the Moirang Rural Hospital.
Post mortem has been conducted at the RIMS morgue.
The injured BSF personnel is identified as Mohan (33).Moirang bazar was deserted after the incident.
A public meeting held at Purit Mandap later denounced the incident.
It formed a body and Moirang bazar bandh has been called tomorrow and a rally has also been planned at t0 am.
Passenger buses however will remain unaffected, sources said.
Police later recovered six empty cases of AK 47 rifles and one Addidas bag from the spot where the militants were positioned.
A projectile of M-16 rifle was recovered inside the drug store where the victim was hit.
In another incident, a lance naik of the 55th Engineer Regiment was shot dead by another sepoy at Mayang Imphal yesterday.
The deceased has been identified as Rajkumar Sharma (28) of Rashidpura village in Rajasthan's Nagor district.
The assailant is Jabonjit Singh.
Both are posted at the Leimakhong and had been engaging in the barrack construction of an AR post at Mayang Imphal.
The incident occurred after the two had a heated argument inside the 16th AR campus.
Jabonjit took out his INSAS rifle and shot the victim at his chest and abdomen.
Mayang Imphal police has registered a case on the incident.