Shopkeepers protest looting, thrashing in Canchipur
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 15 2024:
Condemning the looting of gold and inflicting bullet injury on a shopkeeper named Naorem Krishnadas, shop keepers in Wahengbam Leikai area staged a sit-in protest on Monday.
Holding placards and shouting slogans like "We condemn attack on civilians" and "We condemn act of terrorism", the aggrieved shopkeepers told media persons that looting gold and causing injury to the shopkeeper by armed miscreants is akin to act of terrorism and is condemnable in the strongest term.
The authority concerned should arrest the culprits involved in the crime and initiate befitting punishment, at the earliest.
It may be mentioned that the looting incident occurred around 7 pm on January 13 in Canchipur area under Singjamei police station while Naorem Krishnadas and his younger brother were returning home along with two neighbours.
The Singjamei police has registered a case in this regard and investigation initiated.
Krishnadas is presently undergoing treatment at RIMS.