Two wounded
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 26 2014:
A police personnel and a restaurant ow-ner sustained bullet injuries when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a restaurant at Samurou under Wangoi PS in Imphal West district today around 2.10pm.According to a source, two teenagers coming in a maroon colour Activa Hon-da opened fire inside Teresa Restaurant located at the ground floor of Machu Cinema, Samurou.
Sarungbam Nanao (34), s/o Chandrakirti of Andro Hei-noupokpi suffered bullet injury at the chest.
Nanao is said to be a rifleman of 4th IRB attached with Thoubal district police commando unit.
He was in civvies when the incident took place.
The gunmen also shot at the hip of the restaurant owner identified as Wangkheimayum Hemanta alias Inao (36) S/o Yaiskul of Samurou Awang Leikai.
the two gunmen also assaulted another man and a woman, the latter said to be with Nanao at the time of the incident.
The two injured persons have been rushed to Shija Hospital for treatment.
The condition of Nanao is said to be critical.
A case has been registered at Wangoi PS and investigation is on, the source said.