IMPHAL, Sept 24: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on September 23 condemned the killing of 36-year-old Paokhongam Chongloi, who was shot dead while repairing a power line in Tamenglong district.
Chongloi, a resident of Wakotphai village, was reportedly working on a 33 KV power line when he was shot at around 4 am at Lasan village under Tamei police station. Condemning the incident, Khemchand said such acts of violence had no place in society and expressed condolences to the bereaved family.
The Chief Minister described the incident as an attack by armed miscreants on Lasan, Songpibung and T Kholmun villages under Tamei police station.
A village authority has approached the police seeking registration of a Zero FIR and an investigation into the killing. The complaint alleged the involvement of NSCN-IM cadres and volunteers from Langka village, but the allegation has not been independently established.
The officer-in-charge of Tamei police station said his team could not immediately reach the site and that Kangpokpi police had been asked to conduct a spot investigation and take necessary legal action.
The killing came amid fresh violence reported in Manipur’s hill districts on September 23.
