{"id":503228,"date":"2024-02-28T11:46:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T06:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=503228"},"modified":"2024-02-28T11:53:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T06:23:08","slug":"manipur-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/manipur-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"200 gunmen abduct police officer in Manipur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tensions heightened in Manipur on Tuesday as an additional superintendant of police was abducted by cadres of Arambai Tenggol, Meitei organization, in Imphal distrct. The Manipur police said that Imphal East additional superintendent of police Amit Singh was later rescued after a swift action by police officers and security forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amit Singh is posted in the operations wing of Manipur Police and has been admitted to a hospital, where his condition is said to be stable. On Tuesday evening, armed cadres allegedly belonging to the Arambai Tenggol ransacked the house and damaged at least 4 vehicles with gunfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Firing incident at the residence of Addl SP, IW, Moirangthem Amit, MPS On 27th February, 2024. Armed miscreants numbering about 200 coming in vehicles stormed at the residence of the Additional Superintendent of Police, Shri Moirangthem Amit Singh, MPS, s\/o Dr. M. Kulla Singh of\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Manipur Police (@manipur_police) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manipur_police\/status\/1762650337532645874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Manipur Police posted on X  about the firing incident at the residence of Additional SP, IW, Moirangthem Amit, MPS on Tuesday. 200 gunmen came in vehicles and stormed the residence of the Additional Superintendant of Police, Shri Moirangthem Amit Singh, MPS, s\/o Dr.M.Kulla Singh of Wangkhei Tokpam Leikai, under Porompat PS of Imphal East district. The armed men vandalized the household property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On getting information, additional security forces rushed to the spot. In the resulting police action, two individuals namely Rabinash Moirangthem, 24 yrs s\/o M. Ranjan of\u00a0 Kwakeithel Akham Leikai and Kangujam Bhimsen, 20 yrs c\/o K Abosana K Khongman Bashikhong sustained injuries and were admitted to JNIMS Hospital, Porompat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the midst of the incident, the Additional SP and one of his escorts were abducted by the armed gunmen. They were later rescued from Kwakeithel Kongjeng Leikaib area and admitted to Raj Medicity for medical treatment. A case has been registered in this regard and investigation has started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police officials said the reason for this indiscriminate firing was that the officer concerned had arrested 6 members of the group for their alleged involvement in vehicle theft. After the arrest a group of Meira Paibis had protested and blocked roads demanding their release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Manipur Police posted on X about the firing incident at the residence of Additional SP, IW, Moirangthem Amit, MPS on Tuesday. 200 gunmen came in vehicles and stormed the residence of the Additional Superintendant of Police, Shri Moirangthem Amit Singh, MPS, s\/o Dr.M.Kulla Singh of Wangkhei Tokpam Leikai, under Porompat PS of Imphal East district. 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