Three other people were also injured in the firing and three others are reported missing.
Imphal. In Manipur, three people who were collecting firewood from the forest were shot dead by suspected militants, following which local people protested by keeping the bodies outside the Chief Minister's residence.
Three others were also injured and three others were reported missing after militants allegedly opened fire on a group of firewood collectors on the border of Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts, officials said.
An official said that Arubam Ronil (35) and larenlakpam inaobi (51) died on the spot, While Kshetrimayum Sushil (32) Died during treatment in a private hospital. wounded n sun (19), Meisname Somendro (53) And K. boson (45) Is being treated.
According to officials, Went to collect wood in the hills near the village at around seven in the morning. 16 The group of people was ambushed by militants. May in the state 2023 Angered by the ongoing violence, local people brought the bodies to the state capital. They protested by placing dead bodies outside the main gate of the Chief Minister's residence in Babupara.
Although, It was not immediately clear whether the chief minister was present inside the residence during the protest. Police fired several tear gas shells to disperse the protesters, After which the bodies were taken to Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS).
After the incident, security arrangements have been tightened at the Chief Minister's residence (CM Bungalow) and the routes leading there. Protestors blocked the road in Khurai Lamlong, While a group of women from Imphal 'ima cathel'(Protested in Ima Market. Markets and shops remained closed across Imphal after the incident. After the demonstration outside the residence, Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh reached the private hospital to inquire about the condition of the injured., But he did not answer any questions from the media.