Pallel firing : Two more held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 11 2015 :
Two more accused in the firing incident at Lai Chingthokpa ritual party at Pallel were arrested by a team of police today morning.
A gun suspected to be used by them in the firing was also seized.
According to a reliable source, the two were arrested by a team of police six days after the unfortunate incident which claimed one person and left four others injured.
The two arrested persons have been identified as Lanchinglian (20) s/o Sunglian of Aimol village and Francis (19) s/o Monthulian of Aimol village.
One SBBL license gun was seized from the residence of Francis today at around 7 pm.
A case has been taken up against the two persons.
An accused identified as Augustine Aimol (21) of Aimol Chingnunghut village who was claimed to be arrested by a team of police led by DIG Range (II) Soibam Ibocha is still said to be in police custody.
A person identified as Moirangthem Gopal died after the miscreants opened indiscriminate fire at the ritual party in the night of May 5.Four other devotees sustained injuries.
The JAC formed in connection with the incident had imposed an indefinite bandh along the Imphal-Moreh road demanding the arrest of the culprits.
A curfew was also imposed in the area to prevent escalation of tension.
The body of M Gopal after a talk with the Government on May 7 .