Imphal: A farmer and a village defence volunteer in Manipur were injured when gunmen resorted to indiscriminate firing from nearby hilltop on Monday morning.
The farmer Kangchop Horam (34), working in a paddy field, sustained injuries on his hand when suspected militants opened fire from the hills of Kangpokpi district towards the field in Imphal East district’s Yaingangpokpi Shantikhongban area.
The other farmers working in the field with Horam, however, managed to escape unhurt.
The injured farmer was immediately taken to the nearby Yaingangpokpi primary health centre where he is currently undergoing treatment.
Security forces soon rushed to the spot and exchanged fire resulting in a gunbattle.
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With today’s incident, it is the third consecutive day when suspected hill-based militants have attacked farmers working in paddy fields in the strife-torn state’s Imphal Valley.
These attacks, which have become a routine affair, are affecting the harvesting of crops as the farmers in the valley are scared of going to the paddy fields.
On the other hand, suspected hill-based militants also resorted to indiscriminate firing towards Saiton Litan village in Bishnupur district leaving a Meitei village defence volunteer injured.
Meanwhile, security forces have rushed to the spot.