Journo hurt in firing in Imphal East, CM condemns incident
Hindustan Times|December 29, 2024
A video journalist was injured in firing by armed men from the hills in Imphal East district of Manipur on Saturday, police said, with chief minister N Biren Singh strongly condemning the latest militant attacks in Thamnapokpi and Sanasabi areas.
Thomas Ngangom
Journo hurt in firing in Imphal East, CM condemns incident

L Kabichandra, a video journalist of Impact TV, a private television channel, sustained bullet injuries on his left thigh while covering the gunfight between armed militants and security forces at Thamnapokpi village, police said.

"He was rushed to Raj Medicity in Imphal, where hospital authorities confirmed that the bullet passed through his thigh, fracturing a bone," a security official said, requesting anonymity.

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