GUWAHATI: Three teenagers, including two from Bihar, were killed in two separate incidents in ethnic violence-hit Manipur on Saturday.
In the first incident, an armed individual was killed while six others were apprehended following an encounter with police commandos in Thoubal district of the Imphal valley in the morning hours.
The police nabbed seven persons following the incident. One of them, found injured, succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital later.
He was identified as Laishram Prem alias Loktak Singh (18). The police suspected the deceased and the others apprehended to be members of an insurgent group.
The individuals opened fired after the car they were travelling in was followed by the commandos which led to the encounter. The police recovered a cache of arms and ammunition following the incident.
The police recovered a cache of arms and ammunition following the incident.
At around 5:20 pm, two teenage construction workers from Bihar's Gopalganj were shot dead by unidentified people in the Kakching district, also in the Imphal valley.
The incident occurred on the Kakching-Wabagai Road when the victims were returning to their rented accommodation at Kakching Bazar riding bicycles.
The two were rushed to a hospital by the police but they succumbed to their injuries on the way, the local media reported.
The deceased were identified as Sunalal Kumar and Dasharat Kumar, both aged 19 years.