One killed in police firing in Manipur

way2barak, July 5: A 27-year-old youth was killed and several injured after police opened fire, used tear gas shells to disperse a mob who reportedly tried to loot weapons from a camp of the Manipur armed police in Thoubal district on Tuesday, police said.

Police said that a mob comprising a huge number of men and women tried to loot the arms and ammunition from a camp of the India Reserve Battalion of the Manipur armed police in the Khangabok area.

The security personnel tried to bring the situation under control by using teargas shells and rubber bullets at first, as the armed mob opened fire, the forces shot back leading to the killing of Abujam Ronaldo.

At least 12 others were also injured in the clashes, the police official said.

The irate mob also blocked the highways leading to the security camp at multiple locations to prevent additional forces from reaching there.

Defence sources said that attempts to loot weapons from security posts were ultimately thwarted by the security forces.

“One rioter was killed while a few others were injured during the failed attempt. Mob had laid roadblocks to prevent movement of reinforcements. However, additional columns of Assam Rifles and Rapid Action Force were able to induct and the situation was brought under control by synergised efforts of security forces,” an Army tweet said.