Manipur Violence: 3 killed including Mother, son after ambulance set on fire

An injured eight-year-old boy was killed along with his mother and another relative when an ambulance with the three on board was waylaid by a mob and set ablaze in Manipur’s West Imphal district, officials said. Manipur Violence: 3 killed including Mother, son after ambulance set on fire.

The incident occurred at Iroisemba on Sunday evening when the boy was being taken to a hospital by his mother and their relative in Imphal after he sustained a bullet injury in his head during a shoot-out, they said.

Those dead have been identified as 8-year-old Tonsing Hangsing, his mother Meena Hangsing, and their relative Lydia Lourembam. According to police and army sources, the ambulance was transporting the injured boy, who sustained a bullet wound in his head during a shoot-out, to the hospital.

The family, a Meitei mother married to a Kuki man, and their son were reportedly residing in an Assam Rifles relief camp at Kangchup when the incident occurred. A senior Assam Rifles officer confirmed the incident and said security has been strengthened in and around the camp where it happened.

On Sunday evening, a gunfight started in the area, and despite being in the camp, the child was hit by a bullet. A senior Assam Rifles officer immediately spoke to the police in Imphal and arranged for an ambulance. Since the mother was from the majority community, a decision was taken to take the child to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal by road, sources added.

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The ambulance was under Assam Rifles escort for a few kilometres, after which the local police took over. Around 6:30 pm, the ambulance was waylaid by civilians at Isoisemba and set ablaze. All three in the vehicle were reportedly killed, sources added.

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