IMPHAL, Dec 10 (MNS/NNN): The house of former Pradhan of Chingnungkhok Gram Panchayat came under heavy gun attack yesterday night from suspected militants but no one was injured in the attack. It was the third such attack in recent months. The heavily armed unidentified militants numbering about four attacked the house of Leishangthem Tarpon, former Pradhan, Chingnungkhok Gram Panchayat in Nongrain Maning Leikai, Imphal East with heavy gunfire around 7:40 pm. They indiscriminately fired around 45 rounds in the attack. However, no one was reported suffering injury in the gun attack.
He was in the bathroom when the attack took place while other members of his family were in the kitchen having food, Tarpon told the media.
Revealing that the Kangleipak Communist Party group of Maoist had demanded Rs 10 lakh from him about five months ago, he said Sunday’s attack was the third such attack in recent months.
A team of Lamlai police station have recovered 45 empty cases of M-16 rifles from the spot and a case has also been registered in connection with the incident, police sources informed.
Meanwhile, local meira paibis of Nongrain Maning Leikai staged a protest dharna at the locality on Monday condemning the gun attack carried out by suspected militants at the house of the former Pradhan, Tarpon.
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