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Imphal: Pharmacies in Imphal observed a shutdown on Wednesday in protest against gun attack by miscreants at a pharmacy on the previous day.
Two motorcycle-borne miscreants fired two rounds of shots at Mahalakshmi Pharmacy at Thangal Bazar under City police station on Tuesday evening, around 6 pm.
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No casualty was reported in the firing. The City police registered a case against the unknown miscreants and initiated an investigation to nab the culprits, a police source said.
Meanwhile, almost all the pharmacies in Imphal, particularly in Thangal Bazar and Paona Bazar, downed their shutters for the day today in protest against the gun firing.
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While observing the shutdown, the pharmacists demanded arrest of the perpetrators involved in the firing. They also appealed not to repeat such an act in future.
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