3 including 2 women shot in restaurant
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 19 2016 :
Three persons � wife of a restaurant owner and two customers, sustained bullet injuries when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them today at a restaurant located at Khurai Angom Leikai Laiching Chingkhong under Lamlai PS in Imphal East district.
Reports culled from the spot said that three youths who went in an Activa Honda opened gun fire at a youth inside Ningthibi Restaurant today around 11.30 am.
Later, they shot at the woman companion of the youth before shooting at the wife of the restaurant owner.
The restaurant owner also owns a Nakuppi farm near the restaurant.
A farmer of the Nakuppi farm, Ibecha (45) said that she heard two sounds of gun fire in quick succession.
She heard another sound of gun shot later.
The injured victims have been identified as Yumnam Suraj (25) s/o Muhindro of Kongpal Chingangbam Leikai, his 17 years old companion from CCpur district presently staying at Imphal and Laishram Romita (37) w/o Senapati of Khurai Angom Leikai.
Suraj received bullet injury on his face while the girl received bullet injury at the left arm.
Suraj, driver of a van carrying students of TG Higher Secondary school, was inside the restaurant with the girl when the incident occurred.
Injured Suraj drove the van along with the girl to JNIMS hospital.
Romita received three bullet injuries on her abdomen.
She was rushed to Raj Medicity.
The restaurant is run by her husband Senapati.
A case has been registered at Lamlai PS and probe is on.