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Four injured in poll-related clash in Manipur
At least four persons were injured in poll-related clash in interior Thoubal district of Manipur, official reports said on Saturday.
Imphal: At least four persons were
injured in poll-related clash in interior Thoubal district of
Manipur, official reports said on Saturday.
Some persons who were campaigning for a particular candidate for the upcoming January 28 Manipur Assembly polls threatened supporters of their rival candidate at Thoubal area last evening with guns.
The enraged rival supporters chased their vehicle and beat four persons who were identified as T Ratan, S Bimolchand, S Mangibabu and N Sanjoy Singh, officials said. Ratan is a member of Wangjing Tengtha village Jira Parishad member.
The four who showed guns to their rival candidate supporters were arrested and are now in Thoubal police station, reports said. Various civil society organisations appealed to the people not to involve themselves in any kind of violence in the forthcoming elections, reports from the district said.
PTI
Some persons who were campaigning for a particular candidate for the upcoming January 28 Manipur Assembly polls threatened supporters of their rival candidate at Thoubal area last evening with guns.
The enraged rival supporters chased their vehicle and beat four persons who were identified as T Ratan, S Bimolchand, S Mangibabu and N Sanjoy Singh, officials said. Ratan is a member of Wangjing Tengtha village Jira Parishad member.
The four who showed guns to their rival candidate supporters were arrested and are now in Thoubal police station, reports said. Various civil society organisations appealed to the people not to involve themselves in any kind of violence in the forthcoming elections, reports from the district said.
PTI