Situation at Ukhrul Hqs becomes volatile
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network

Ukhrul, July 13 2014: Situation in the district headquarters of Ukhrul district in Manipur is fast becoming volatile with hundreds of Manipur police commandos and IRB personnel swooping down to the headquarters enforcing curfew under Section CrPC 144 promulgated by the district administration in the aftermath of the killing of Autonomous District Council (ADC) member Ngalangzar Malue in the Imphal-Ukhrul road on Saturday by suspected militants.

The situation is even getting worse with the women folk blocking the Imphal-Ukhrul road at Hundung preventing security force personnel to pass through even as the state government is dispatching additional forces this evening.

Hundreds of Manipur police commandos and IRB personnel in about 50 light vehicles have reached Ukhrul this morning from the state capital Imphal while additional security forces in about 25 light vehicles have arrived this evening in the Ukhrul town from Imphal.

In the wee hours of today, upon their arrival the combined force of Manipur police commandos and IRB personnel raided the regional office of the NSCN-IM's Wung Tangkhul Region in the town.

Reports said four NSCN-IM cadres have been picked up by the security force personnel and the available weapons in the office have also been taken away by the security force personnel.

The 60 years old ADC member Ngalangzar Malue was travelling to his native village Khongman in east Ukhrul district on Saturday to see his ailing mother but unidentified militants ambushed the vehicle he was travelling in at a place called Finch Corner, about 55 km from Imphal at around 11:30 am.

The ADC member died in the spot while his nephew and the driver were grievously injured.

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