Gravely mistake
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 14 2013 :
One Personal Security Officer (PSO) of an MLA was hurt when another PSO opened fire by mis- take while cleansing the gun allotted to him inside the office of Criminal Investigation Department.
Notably, the CID office is located near the northern gate of 1st Bn Manipur Rifles compound.
PSOs of Ministers, MLAs and other VIPs were cleansing guns allotted to them in- side the CID office at around 8.30 am today.
One PSO opened fire by mistake and the bullet hit another PSO on the chest.
The injured PSO has been identified as Leishangthem Brojen (40) s/o late Mani of Thoubal Leishangthem.
He is the PSO of MLA Kangujam Ranjit (Sugnu AC).
He was taken to RIMS.
The man who opened fire is the PSO of MLA Thongam Bishwajit (Thongju AC) and has been identified as L Somorjit.
As a rule, all PSOs are called to the CID office and asked to cleanse guns allotted to them every Sunday and every second Saturday.
As usual, PSOs were cleansing their guns when one of them accidentally fired injuring a fel- low PSO.
A case has been registered at Imphal Police Station in connection with the incident.