Manipur Police arrests 4 UNLF militants involved in assault of civilians, firing at a hotel
Manipur Police has arrested four members of the United National Liberation Front (Pambei) in connection with a firing incident, assault of civilians, and outraging the modesty of a woman, officials said.
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The incident took place on July 26 when armed militants entered a hotel lounge on Khuman Lampak Dingku Road, opened fire and beat up people in which eight civilians were injured.
The arrests were made on the same day in Chingmeirong, Imphal West. The arrested individuals have been identified as Thounaojam Gopen Singh, Naorem Ningthouremba, Arambam Tom Meitei and Laishram Doshnikumar. The four have been remanded into police custody for eight days.
The police action came after a formal complaint was filed at Lamphel Police Station by Leishithem Makung, a college student and employee at the hotel.
Taking to X, Manipur police, without mentioning the place where the incident took place on July 26, said the four were «involved in a firing incident, assault of civilians and outraging the modesty of a woman.» Leishithem's statement to the police said that while she was doing her routine part-time work as a waitress, a group of 5 men came in and after having some drinks and food, two out of the five started assaulting her, by touching her inappropriately. In her complaint, she mentioned that she asked her manager if she could leave early for the day after
