India News | Man Shot Dead in Manipur's Imphal East

Imphal, Jul 21 (PTI) A man was shot dead in Manipur's Imphal East district, police said on Sunday.

The incident happened at Tekcham in Lamlain police station area on Saturday, they said.

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The man, identified as RK Prithibi Singh, was blindfolded, his hands were tied behind his back and shot from a point-blank range, they added.

A proscribed outfit, KCP (Progressive), claimed responsibility for the execution-style murder, stating that Singh was spying for security forces.

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It claimed that Singh was a former militant who teamed up with other surrendered militants to spy for the forces.

Meanwhile, a militant of the proscribed KCP (Taibanganba) was arrested from Tejpur Makha Leikai in Kakching district, police said.

Ningthoujam Ashakumar Meetei (33) was involved in extortion activities, they said.

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