Manipur: Man injured in fresh firing incident in Bishnupur
Imphal: A 25-year-old man was shot and injured by unidentified armed miscreants in Bishnupur district of Manipur on Wednesday.
According to a police report released on Thursday, the incident occurred around 12.10 pm along the Ningthoukhong to ITI road under the jurisdiction of the Bishnupur police station.
The injured individual has been identified as Khwairakpam Amarjit, a resident of Bishnupur district’s Thamnapokpi Mayai Leikai area.
Also Read: Union Home Secretary urges Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal to accelerate border agreement progress
He sustained a single gunshot wound near the left collarbone and was immediately rushed to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Hospital in Imphal, where he is currently being treated, the report added.
A case in this regard has been registered but the motive behind the incident is yet to be ascertained, police said.
No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the attack.