Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 07 2010:
A labourer engaged in road repairing/black-topping work has been injured when unidentified persons opened fire at Arapti village under Irilbung police station of Imphal East district tonight.
information received from the spot said the miscreants targeted a temporary shed set up for labourers engaged in the road development work from Arapti Lilong point to Urup, at around 8.30 pm.
The road development work is being carried out under the PMGSY programme.
In the firing one Ningombam Khomei (35) of Thoubal Ningombam suffered injury on the leg area with the attackers also thrashing some other labourers in addition to setting aflame the temporary shed, which was set up near a paddy field.
The attackers reportedly left the site in a Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle.
Locals of Arapti converged at the spot soon after hearing about the incident.