Imphal: A 32-year-old man was shot dead by a rifleman on sentry duty following an altercation in Jiribam district of Manipur on Monday night.
The incident took at the Leingangpokpi Police Outpost of the district.
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The deceased has been identified as Oinam Gandhi, 32, who missed the last vehicles on a security convoy for his travelling from Jiribam to Imphal on NH-37 and tried to enter the said police outpost to take shelter for a night.
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However, an altercation broke out with a sentry on duty rifleman Loitam Arunta Singh, 38.
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In the ensuing altercation, O Gandhi was shot dead at around 8:30 pm on Monday.
O Gandhi was a resident of Charangpat Denggi village, Manipur’s Thoubal district.
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Police said that Loitam Arunta a rifleman of the Manipur Rifles, who was attached to the Thoubal Police Commandos was immediately detained.
His service weapon, an AK-47 rifle along with a few cartridges were also taken into police custody for further investigation.
The exact reason behind the altercation is not yet known.