IMPHAL, Oct 7: Son and wife of founder Principal of St Peter School, Langol have been injured and hospitalised after some cadres of ZRA attacked them inside the school campus at around 9.30 am today.
According to information culled from the crime spot, three cadres came to the school and inquired about the founder Principal Songlianlal this morning.As Songlianlal's wife Manpi (50) recognised one of the men as ZRA cadre, she told them that the Principal was not there.However, Songlianlal's son Liankhanson (28) talked with the cadres in the waiting room of the school.
In the midst of their talk, one of the cadres suddenly whipped out a small arm and opened fire at Liankhanson and Manpi The mother was hit by a bullet on her left arm and the son on his right shoulder.Although the assailants fled the scene immediately, locals chased them and captured one of them.They bashed up the man and handed over to police while the mother-son duo were rushed to Shija Hospitals, Langol.The captured man has been identified as Thangboi Tung-dim (34) s/o KG Tungdim of Churachandpur district.One .38 pistol loaded with five live rounds was seized from his possession.Police recovered an empty case and a projectile from the waiting room where the mother-son duo talked with the ZRA cadres. Meanwhile, locals of the area while decrying the incident demanded that the Govt nab the two other cadres who had fled the crime scene.Lamphel Police Station has started investigation into the incident by registering a case.
Meanwhile, Thangboi has been remanded to police custody after producing before the Court.Principal Songlianlal contested in the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly election although ZRA had threatened him not to contest in the said election, said a family source.The Principal got threats from the outfit even after the elections.When contacted, Principal Secretary (Home) Dr Suresh J Babu said that even though ZRA is one of the signitories to suspension of operation pact with the Government, the outfit's cadres moving out of the designated camp with arms is a violation of the agreement's ground rules.
Meanwhile, Young Paite Association has condemned the attack.the association termed the incident as senseless as it happened inside school campus where school children were there. It observed that such incidents should be avoided by everyone.
Police personnel search the house after the attack
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ZRA’s attack on Principal leaves wife, son wounded, One attacker held; Principal points finger at MLA Vungzagin Valte, Minister Phungzathang
HNN/NNN- IMPHAL, Oct 7: ARMED CADRES of Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) attacked the Principal of St. Peter English School located at Langol Game Village, Zone-2 under Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West district causing bullet injuries to the school principal's wife and son. The militants allegedly fired indiscriminately inside the school premise at around 9.30 am today. The school principal identified as P Songlianlal had contested in the last State Assembly election on Trinamool Congress ticket from Churachandpur A/C but was defeated.
P.Songlianlal's wife P. Manpi (56) and son P. Liankhanson (27) are grievously injured in the indiscriminate firing. P. Manpi received bullet injury on her left arm while P. Liankhangson was hit on his right chest.
Just after the news of the attack spread, irate people along with the victims' family members managed to pull up one of the armed attackers later identified as Thangboi (25) s/o K.G. Tungdin of Tangnuan village, Churachandpur. One point 32 pistol along with five live rounds of bullets were recovered from his possession. Thangboi confessed to be an active member of ZRA. According to information culled from the site of the incident, three ZRA armed cadres came in a black colour Bolero jeep and asked to have some talks with the school's principal P. Songlianlal (56). His wife and son came out to meet the strangers but not the principal. In the process, a heated argument cropped up between the school principal's family and the militants. One of the cadres threatened to shoot the principal's son. There, a scuffle between the cadres and the family members erupted. In the process, the armed militants opened fire indiscriminately causing bullet injuries to P. Manpi and P. Liankhanson.
Meanwhile, talking to the media, P. Songlianlal disclosed that he had received threats from ZRA for being a Trinamool Congress' candidate for Churachandpur A/C in the last Assembly election and the latest threat from the same group came on September 12 last. Songlianlal suspected the attack to be a well-planned one, and alleged that just after the incident; the armed attackers exchanged their black colour Bolero jeep with a white one from the quarter of Vungzagin Valte, MLA of Thanlon A/C which is located at Lamphel. He also alleged that a son of Health Minister Phungzathang Tonsing had escorted the attackers upto Churachandpur. P. Manpi and P. Lianlhanson are now undergroing treatments at Shija Hospitals, Langol.
Local womenfolk have condemned the incident and said such incidents are bound to ignite civil wars if not contained.
Friends and relatives coming to express solidarity with the Principal's family
Source:Hueiyen News Service