Mail News Service
Imphal, Jan 13: Security forces shot dead a suspected militant this morning at Lamshang in Imphal West district, hours after a combined force killed two suspected militants yesterday near Inter- Village road in the district.
Sources said a combined team of Imphal West police commandos and 30th Assam Rifles killed a suspected militant during an encounter that took place round 4 this morning in an area between Lamban and Heibungpokpi village in Imphal West.
The suspected militant has been identified as one Thongam Bungbung alias Abung, 31 s/o Th. Jatra, a resident of Kwakeithel Thounaojam Leikai of Imphal west.
Bungbung is reported to have picked up by the combined security team around 2 this early morning from his house before he was claimed to have gunned down by the security team in a shootout. He was a personnel of 4th IRB but suspended for being a conduit for a militant outfit sometime back. He had run a carwash house after his suspension from the service, according to his family sources.
Th. (o) RK Santombi, wife of the victim while talking to media said, Bung Bung, a rifleman of fourth IRB was arrested on the charge of having connection with KCP two years back and was in the joint for about one year. Three commandos personnel picked up him from his rented room this morning around two a.m.
A JAC has been formed in connection with the death of Bung Bung meira Paibis protested the killing and demanded to punished these commandos involved in the incident.
A sit in protest was held on the road of Tiddim Road near Thounaojam Leikai this afternoon. Meanwhile, the identities of the two suspected militants who were killed by a combined team of Imphal West commandos and troops of 18th Sikh regiment yesterday during a firefight near Inter-Village road have also been established as Ningthoukhongsam Puni, 27 s/o N. Muhindro, a resident of Keib Makha Leikai and the other one was Thingujam Bheigo, 37 s/o (L) Khomei of Nongada Thongkhong. The bodies had been lying at the RIMS morgue since yesterday.
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