'Cop on duty' dies at Bethel village attack
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 30 2023:
Kuki organisations mourn ed the death of a policeman in an attack on a Kuki village in Leimakhong area in Kangpokpi district by armed men suspected to be Meitei groups on Thursday.
Heavily armed groups attacked L Tangnaum formerly Haraothel, L Munlai and Bethel villages early Thursday morning.
The attack from 5.48am reportedly wounded two village volunteers at L Tangnaum while there was no report of casualty at L Munlai.
Later at about 4.30 pm, the armed groups launched another attack at Bethel village and killed the policeman 'on duty' identified as Lenglam Dimngel of Kangpokpi district police.
The body of Head Constable Lenglam Dimngel was brought to SP office Kangpokpi Thursday midnight.
The martyr's colleagues led by Kangpokpi police station OC inspector H Kipgen offered their last respect with gun salute.
Leaders of Kuki Inpi Manipur, Committee on Tribal Unity Sadar Hills, Kangpokpi Town Committee, Kuki Inpi Saikul, Kangpokpi Town Churches Fellowship, Kangpokpi Womefi Welfare Organization, Kangpokpi Youth Union
and various other CSOs from the district also joined SP Kangpokpi and other security forces in paying homage to the martyred policeman.
Later, the body of Lenglam Dimngel was taken to his native village at Ichaigojang in an ambulance accompanied by his wife and relatives for burial ceremony.