Imphal, Feb 4 (NNN): At least four women were wounded when Assam Rifles personnel on Saturday fired several shots to quell a mob, mostly women who tried to pull back two youths suspected to be underground cadres from them close to international border gate at Moreh town.
Meanwhille, four IEDs were recovered during a raid in a residence of a PLA overground worker in Imphal East today.
The firing incident occurred this morning near international border gate no. 2 on the side of border town of Moreh when local women attempted to pull over two suspected local youths from the troops of Assam Rifles who were trying to whisk them away, leading to a violent standoff between the two sides following which the troops resorted to firing several rounds wherein four women were hurt including two women who received bullet injuries.
One of the youths was identified as Hidam Shyamo Singh, 17 of Moreh Ward No. 4.
Sources said a large crowd of Moreh residents, mostly women blocked their way demanding release of the two youths, telling them they were innocent when the Assam Rifles troops was about to leave the area, resulting in a scuffle.
The Assam Rifles personnel resorted to firing when the crowd resisted and blocked their way besides they fired several shots to control the mob and make their way.
The injured included Hidam Manitombi Devi (58), mother of the detained youth Shyamo and other three women, including a younger sister of Shyamo.
They have been shifted to the Moreh Community Health Centre. Their condition was not life threatening, sources said.
In another unrelated incident, four IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) of 4.5 kg were retrieved by security forces on Saturday during a follow up action to the arrest of an over-ground worker of the People Revolutionary Army (PLA), a police source said here.
Gurumayum Khugamani Sharma @ Inao @ Nanao @ Bimol (23) son of G Ibomcha Sharma of Wangkhei Pukhrambam Leirak, Imphal East district was arrested by a combined team of Manipur police commandos and 9 Sector Assam Rifles around 1.30 pm at southern side of Palace Gate traffic point.
Khugamani was nabbed when the combined team conducted a mobile frisking and checking at Palace Gate around 1 pm, a senior police official said.
On spot verification, the arrested admitted that he was working as an over-ground worker for the proscribed RPF/PLA since 2009.
A former member of the Manipuri Students’ Federation (MSF), Khugamani is now also a member of Royal Riders, Manipur, the officer said and added that the four IEDs weighing around 4.5 kg along with two detonators, two transmitters and one remote control device were recovered from his house where the combined force raided based on the statement given by him during interrogation.
Police further revealed that the explosive devices was handed over to him by one Robertson of the PLA on January 14 last for planting at various places to disrupt the Republic Day 2012 celebration as well as the conduct of 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly on January 28 last.
The outfit planned to fix the devices at Lamlong Bridge, Minuthong Bridge and Thong Nambonbi, all in Imphal city area. However, the plan was failed due to tight security, the official added.
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