One shot, injured
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 24 2023:
A 29-year-old youth was injured when suspected armed Kuki militants fired several rounds at Kadangband Maning near Singda Dam last night.
The 29-year-old has been identified as Aribam Rishikesh, son of (L) Bidhu of Singda Kadangband Part-I .
A Rishikesh has been admitted at RIMS Ortho Ward for treatment and surgery.
The incident happened at around 12 am on May 24 .
Due to the prevailing situation, the local youths had been guarding the village area on a roster basis.
At midnight when Aribam Rishikesh was about to change guard with a friend, he heard the sound of some people nearby.
As he went to inspect the area, suspected armed Kuki militants fired some rounds injuring him.
The locals of Kadangband who were on guard retaliated by firing some rounds of bullets to push back the suspected Kuki militants and later evacuated Rishikesh for treatment at RIMS Hospital and got him admitted at the Ortho Ward.
Rishikesh got bullet injuries on his right thigh and on his right little finger.
Surgery to remove the bullet was yet to be conducted at the time of filing this report.
Soon after the incident, a large number of police personnel and Central armed forces deployed in the nearby area rushed to the spot and carried out search operations.
Security personnel are still deployed in the area to prevent any kind of further unwanted incident in the area.