Kangpokpi: A student appearing in the ongoing Class-XII exam was shot dead allegedly by two unidentified gunmen in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Saturday night, reports said.
Seigunlal Misao was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne miscreants near PHC Motbung under Sapermaina police station of Kangpokpi district last night, around 8.30 pm, the reports also said.
He was a resident of Motbung Model village and appearing in the ongoing Class-XII exam conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education Manipur (COHSEM), local sources said.
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The police alleged that one of the assailants was a female. The two miscreants who came on a motorcycle shot him in front of the Motbung PHC located on the side of NH-2 last night, around 8:30pm.
With two bullets hitting on his body, the student succumbed to the injuries.
The police, quoting the witnesses, said that the rider shot him from a short distance and after shooting, the miscreants escaped on the same motorcycle they came with, taking advantage of the darkness.
The police retrieved the dead body and transferred it to Kangpokpi district hospital for necessary postmortem.
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The police also registered a case and initiated investigation to nab the assailants and to establish the motive behind the commission of the crime.
Police said that the cause of the killing is yet to be established and the body has been sent to Kangpokpi district hospital for post-mortem.
Meanwhile, leaders of a joint action committee (JAC) formed in connection with the killing of the student met with chief minister N Biren Singh today evening and submitted their demands.
While conveying his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, the chief minister assured booking of the culprits at the earliest, the reports said.
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“The state government will take up necessary action to ensure that the perpetrators are booked and brought to justice,” the chief minister wrote in his Facebook post.
“I am deeply pained by the incident and extend my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. May God give strength and fortitude to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss”, the chief minister further wrote.
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