Imphal: Police have registered a case in
the shooting and injuring of Manipur Advocate General N
Koteshwar.
The case was registered at the Lamlai police station
in Imphal East district of Manipur, police said.
It was filed under IPC section 307, while Tribal
Development Minister D D Thaisi`s revolver which went off
accidentally when the AG, Thasi and Works Minister K Ranjit
were returning from a function in Ukhrul district on Saturday,
was seized.
Several organisations including the All Manipur Bar
Association have demanded a judicial or CBI inquiry into the
shooting.
Meanwhile, Koteshwar, who was recovering after a
bullet from his chest was removed, might be released from the
hospital soon, hospital sources said.
Governor Gurbachan Jagat visited him in the hospital
to wish him a speedy recovery, a Raj Bhavan statement said.
PTI