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Manipur Violence: In Imphal West district of Manipur, a mob stopped an ambulance on the way and set it on fire, killing an 8-year-old boy, his mother and another relative. The officers provided this information. The official said that the incident took place in Iroisemba on Sunday evening. He said the child was hit in the 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 said the incident Confirmed and informed that security has been beefed up in and around the incident site.
Sources told 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 traced
Sources said, ‘Senior officer of Assam Rifles immediately spoke to the police in Imphal and arranged for an ambulance. The mother belonged to the majority community, so the child was taken by road to Imphal’s ‘Regional Institute of Medical Sciences’ It was decided to take it. The ambulance was escorted by the Assam Rifles for a few kilometers and then the local police took charge.
Some people stopped the ambulance in Iroisemba at around 6.30 pm and set it on fire. All the three people in the vehicle died. He said that the body has not been traced yet.
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