On Saturday morning, an elderly man who belongs to the Meitei community was brutally murdered by suspected Kuki terrorists. The incident occurred in Bakhal Ningthembam Nungchappi village in the Jiribam district of Manipur. The visuals have gone viral on social media where the victim could be seen lying dead on his bed in a bloodied state.
Deep cuts and injury marks can also be spotted on his head and upper part of the body. According to the media reports, the elderly man was shot dead after Kuki terrorists barged into his house. Reportedly, 3-4 people have been killed in the Jiribam district, owing to the ongoing ethnic clashes. A security official informed, ‘The gunfight started in the morning after militants entered a village and killed a man. The killing was part of the ethnic clashes. The gunfight is on’.
On Friday afternoon, a long-range rocket was fired at the residence of former Chief Minister M C Koireng at Moirang Kumam in Bishnupur District. As a result of the attack, one person died and five others were injured by what has been described as a ‘crude rocket’. The deceased has been identified as 70-year-old priest RK Rabei of Moirang Pheewangbam Leikai. He was reportedly struck by the suspected crude rocket while preparing for an Asti ceremony at the former CM’s residence.
The injured persons are 13-year-old Sherina Mairenbam, 51-year-old Konjenbam Jugendro, 58-year-old Rajeev alias Bobo, 40-year-old Salam Nanao and 62-year-old Ngangom Ibobi. Priest Rabei was offering prayers when shrapnel from the rocket hit his head, killing him on the spot, locals said.
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