Source: The Sangai Express.
Churachandpur, January 16:
One 20 year old youth was shot dead by armed persons at 9.30 pm last night at Beulahlane locality in Churachandpur.
The deceased is identified as V Vungzathang of Zenhang Lamka and is a B Sc 1st year student of Churachandpur College.
The Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) has claimed responsibility for the killing.
In a release the ZRA said the youth was awarded capital punishment after he was caught collecting money from some individuals by posing as a cadre of the ZRA repeatedly.
It warned that it will not tolerate such acts of misusing the name of the party in future.
One personnel of 7th Manipur Rifles shot himself by an SLR while on duty at the UBI, Churachandpur at 1.30 this morning.
He was hospitalized at RIMS hospital.
Our Staff Reporter adds.
He has been identified as Khamjalun Vaiphei (28) of Gangpimol Khul in Churachandpur district.
He took the SLR from the other MR personnel who were sleeping in a room of the bank and shot himself at his chest once.
The other MR personnel were awakened by the gun-fire sound and they found Khamjalun in a pool of blood on the ground.
They immediately rushed him to the Churachandpur district hospital.
The bullet went through near his armpit.
He is still being treated at RIMS hospital in Imphal, the source said.
Meanwhile, the body of the youth who was shot dead by some armed persons at Baojamg Khul at Tipaimukh road in Churachandpur district on January 12 night has been buried as his identity could not be established.
The body of a male who was recovered from the Morning market at Moreh has also not yet been identified.
It is kept at the RIMS mortuary.
Meanwhile, the Imphal West police arrested an activist of the NSCN (K) from State Guest House complex with demand letters yesterday.