Militant shot dead in Manipur's ChurachandpurPolice said the incident occurred around 1.5 km from Torbung Bungalow in Churachandpur at 12:15 am on Tuesday.
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A 'village volunteer' keeps a watch at a bunker set up in conflict-hit Manipur.
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Imphal: Unidentified men shot dead a self-styled town commander of a proscribed militant outfit near Leishang village in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police said on Wednesday.
The deceased, a member of the United Kuki National Army (UKNA), was identified as Seikhohao Haokip, a resident of Kaprang village in the southern district of the state.
Police said the incident occurred around 1.5 km from Torbung Bungalow in Churachandpur at 12:15 am on Tuesday.
Police have kept Haokip's body in Churachandpur Medical College morgue.