Imphal- Moreh Road Bandh

Chumthang News Service,

Imphal, 3rd June, 2015: 24-hour bandh begins on Imphal-Moreh road from Tuesday midnight after flash protests were launched over the killing of a woman allegedly by Assam Rifles at Aimol village under Chandel district on May 27.

Personnel of 20 Assam Rifles are alleged to have shot and wounded M Ruisoting Aimol, 55, wife of M Babudhon at the village. The paramilitary personnel were trying to whisk away a youth from the village area when the shooting took place. Ruisoting succumbed at Shija Hospital here yesterday. She was a leader of a women organisation, Aimol Numei Waar. The organisation announced the strike yesterday through a press statement.

Source: North East Today