CBI Files Charge Sheet Against 7 In Manipur Armoury Loot Case

Arms and ammunition had been looted from the Bishnupur police armoury (File)

New Delhi:

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a cost sheet in opposition to seven accused in reference to the looting of arms and ammunition from the Bishnupur police armoury in the course of the Manipur ethnic violence final 12 months, officers mentioned on Sunday.

The CBI just lately filed its cost sheet earlier than the courtroom of chief judicial Justice of the Peace in Kamrup (Metro) in Assam’s Guwahati.

The accused named within the cost sheet are Laishram Prem Singh, Khumukcham Dhiren alias Thapkpa, Moirangthem Anand Singh, Athokpam Kajit alias Kishorjit, Loukrakpam Michael Mangangcha alias Michael, Konthoujam Romojit Meitei alias Romojit, and Keisham Johnson alias Johnson.

On August 3 final 12 months, a mob looted greater than 300 weapons, 19,800 rounds of ammunition and different equipment from two rooms of the 2nd Indian Reserve Battalion headquarters at Naranseina in Bishnupur.

A crowd had gathered there to march in direction of Churachandpur the place tribals had been planning to hold out a mass burial of their individuals killed within the ethnic clashes that broke out in Manipur on Could 3 final 12 months.

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