Manipur Violence: In Manipur’s West Imphal district, an ambulance was set on fire by a mob that stopped it on the way, killing an 8-year-old boy, his mother and another relative on board. The officers provided this information. The official said that the incident took place in Iroisemba on Sunday evening. He said the child was hit by a bullet in his head during an incident of firing and his mother and a relative were taking him to a hospital in Imphal.
According to officials, the three people killed in the mob attack have been identified as Tonsing Hanging (8), his mother Meena Hanging (45) and relative Lydia Lorembam (37). A senior Assam Rifles officer confirmed the incident. And told that the security has been increased in and around the spot.
Sources said that Tonsing, son of a tribal, and his mother of Meitei caste were living in the relief camp of Assam Rifles in Kangchup. On June 4, in the evening, firing started in the area and the child was hit by a bullet despite being in the camp.
The body is yet to be found
Sources said, “A senior officer of the Assam Rifles immediately spoke to the police in Imphal and arranged for an ambulance. The mother belonged to the majority community, so it was decided to take the child by road to the ‘Regional Institute of Medical Sciences’ in Imphal. The ambulance was taken under the protection of the Assam Rifles for a few kilometers and after that the local police took charge.
Some people stopped the ambulance in Iroisemba and set it on fire at around 6.30 pm. All the three people in the vehicle died. He told that the dead body has not been found yet.
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