A 24-year-old man succumbed to pellet injuries after a brawl reportedly between Meitei and Muslim communities during a musical concert in Khangabok-III, Cherapur Leikai and Sangaiyumpham under Thoubal district, officials confirmed on Monday.
In a separate incident, three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel sustained injuries in a bomb attack allegedly carried out by unidentified assailants in Imphal West district. During the incident, at least three other individuals also sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment in critical condition. The deceased has been identified as Thokchom Rakesh, and following a brawl during a musical night organised in connection with a local football match, Rakesh reportedly sustained pellet injuries at around 11 pm on Sunday from a double-barrel gun allegedly fired by persons belonging to the Muslim community and subsequently succumbed to his injuries, according to police. Meanwhile, the three CRPF personnel of E/189 battalion stationed at Kwakwa Lamdaibung Lampak near Singjamei Police Station, Imphal West, were identified as C. Poonambalm (58), Ramesh Kumar (57) and Pabitra Kumar Jena (56), officials said. The blast took place at around 11.41 pm on Sunday, around 500 metres south of Singjamei Police Station.
A senior police officer told HT, “The exact cause of the incident, including how and where it originated, has not yet been ascertained, but investigation is underway. Police said the exact cause and circumstances of the explosion are yet to be ascertained.
