Manipur: NSCN(IM) cadres allegedly open fire at Congress candidate's meeting in Ukhrul, second attack in a week

Alleged cadres of the pro-scribed militant group National Socialist Council of Nagaland (I-M) opened fire upon the Congress Party's upcoming Lok Sabha election candidate, Alfred Kangnam Arthur on Monday, March 19.

he incident occurred at Teinem village in the Ukhrul district of Manipur. However, the Congress party's candidate escaped unhurt in the incident.

PCC President K Meghachandra reported an incident occurring at approximately 2 pm during a village-level consultative meeting concerning the upcoming election.

The Congress leader sternly condemned the incident, questioning election feasibility in the state amidst such occurrences.

The police confirmed the incident took place right before the meeting's commencement. Despite the firings, the public persisted with the scheduled programme, which concluded as planned, with an attendance of around 400 individuals.

A similar incident occurred on March 18, where unidentified individuals disrupted an interaction programme at TK Woodland Resort, Shirui, by firing multiple gunshots. However, the public proceeded with the programmes in both instances.

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