Imphal, Oct 19 (PTI) Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Monday condemned the killing of three civilians by militants on the border of Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts and directed officials to strengthen security measures in vulnerable areas.
He made the remark and gave directions to officials during a security meeting here that was attended by state Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam, the chief secretary, security advisor, police chief, commissioner (home) and officers of the Army, Assam Rifles, CRPF, BSF and other security agencies.
Singh later chaired a meeting of NDA MLAs at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.
“The legislators unanimously condemned the killings of three civilians in the strongest terms. They demanded that police and security forces apprehend the perpetrators of the crime immediately,” he said in a social media post.
During the security review meeting he chaired earlier with top officers, the chief minister “strongly condemned the killing of innocent civilians by armed miscreants at Nongshum in Imphal East district”, according to an official statement.
“The meeting reviewed the overall security situation of the state and discussed yesterday’s unfortunate incident that occurred in Thoubal district and today’s incident in Imphal East,” it said.
On Monday, militants shot dead three people collecting firewood in a forest, triggering protests by locals who placed two bodies outside the chief minister’s residence here.
Three others were also injured as militants opened fire on a group of 16 people, all belonging to the Meitei community, on the border of Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts, officials said, adding that three more have gone missing.
Singh visited the injured at a private hospital and assured them that the government would bear all their medical expenses.
On Sunday, one person died, and several others were injured in clashes that broke out between two communities in Manipur’s Thoubal district. District authorities imposed prohibitory orders, restricting people from leaving their houses in the two affected areas where a few houses and vehicles were also torched. PTI COR NSD
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