Imphal April 10 MNS NNN: Suspected militants reportedly shot dead two persons, including a Manipur Police commando jawan at Gogajang village along Indo-Myanmar border in Chandel district of Manipur on Wednesday. Police identified the deceased commando jawan as Thangjam Birjit, 33, a native Jiribam’s Ningthembam Makha Leikai. He was a rifleman of 3rd IRB but attached to Thoubal district police commando and posted at Moreh.
The civilian who was killed along with Birjit in the attack was identified as Chanambam Anil, 38, a resident of Premnagar, Moreh Ward Number 5. He was stated to be an autorickshaw driver. Both the bodies were found in a deep gorge at Gogajang village closed to the Indo-Burma fencing of the Manipur side early morning. It is located about 7 km north of Moreh Police Station.
Their hands were tight on their backs. They received multiple bullet wounds and several cut marks probably caused by club were also seen on the bodies. The duo might have been seriously clubbed before they were shot to death, according to police.
Birjit had reportedly left the post around 11 am yesterday along with his eight friends for fishing in the Maklang River on the Myanmar side about 9 km north of Moreh Police Station. At about 1 pm the same day, the assailants reportedly informed one of the friends of Anil over phone that the nine persons, including Birjit had been abducted by them.
However, the suspected militants did not disclose the place where they kept them in captivity. Then around 6 am Wednesday, Birjit and Anil were found dead in the gorge before their friends, all from Premnagar, were freed later in the afternoon.
The police are still clueless about the motive of the killing and kidnapping. It is also still not certain which outfit was responsible for the killing. Meanwhile, decrying the killing, the Meitei Council, Moreh (MCM) organized a public rally in the commercial town Moreh. The demonstration was participated by hundreds of Moreh town residents.
Moreh police retrieved the bodies and later taken them to Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) for autopsy. A police report said that the two deceased along with seven others have gone for fishing at Lokchao river which is known as Maklang river by the Burmese (Myanmarese), marking the international border between the two countries yesterday (Tuesday) and found dead with bullet injury marks at Guagajang village on the Indian side and seven kilometer from Moreh police station.
The seven others who were released this late afternoon were identified as Thangjam Ahanjao (28) of Moreh ward no. 5, Khaidem Deven (37) of Moreh ward no. 5, Sorokhaibam Bhogendro (29) of Moreh ward no. 4, Paonam Bhim of Moreh ward no. 4, Paonam Mote (31) of Moreh Ward no. 4, Saleibam Tanu (24) of Moreh ward no. 4 and Aheibam Dinesh of Moreh ward no. 3. As per the statements of the seven people, they were held captive by a Manipur based undisclosed armed rebel group. After securing unharmed release, they reached Moreh police station this afternoon, around 3.30 pm.
Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/two-including-police-man-killed-near-myanmar-border/
