Manipur: Two arrested over senior police officer's killing in Moreh

The Manipur Police on Monday arrested two people in connection with the killing of a senior police officer in Moreh in the Tengnoupal district last year.

In a police statement, security personnel observed two persons, identified as Philip Khaikholal Khongsai and Hemkholal Mate, who opened fire on the vehicles of the security forces during round patrolling near Moreh College around 4:30 pm on Monday. The accused hid in a cluster of houses to avoid being captured.

On being fired upon, the security forces immediately retaliated and cordoned off the houses where the accused were hiding, according to the police statement.

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Today (15/01/2024) at around 4:30 pm, during round patrolling of Manipur Police Special CDO Teams near Moreh College, the security personnel observed two suspected individuals who opened fire on vehicles of security personnel and ran into a cluster of houses. On being fired upon,… pic.twitter.com/JMpOkpNOkV

— Manipur Police (@manipur_police) January 15, 2024

Taking to its X hanle Manipur police said, "Today (15/01/2024) at around 4:30 pm, during round patrolling of Manipur Police Special CDO Teams near Moreh College, the security personnel observed two suspected individuals who opened fire on vehicles of security personnel and ran into a cluster of houses. On being fired upon, the security forces immediately retaliated and cordoned off the suspected houses near Moreh College. During the operation, the two suspicious individuals were chased and overpowered using minimum force and were detained for verification. On spot  verification, they  disclosed themselves  as (a)Name : Philip  khaikholal  khongsai  s/o (L) Marcus Khongsai of New Moreh Ward no 8. (b)Hemkholal Mate  S/o (L) Onkholun Mate of K. Moulsang  Village"

Chingtham Anand Kumar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Moreh, was shot at by miscreants at Moreh on October 31, 2023. He later succumbed to his injuries.