India, Oct. 2 -- A Manipur police team was attacked by a group of people in Chandel district's Longja village after an unsuccessful raid targeting a suspected drug kingpin on Wednesday evening, police said.

The incident took place at about 9:30pm on Wednesday. Windshields of two vehicles including one belonging to the district's additional superintendent of police were damaged in the attack, a senior police officer said.

The officer said the police team had been tracking Lunkhopao Haokip, a local drug kingpin also suspected to be involved in gun smuggling, who had recently been spotted in Kolkata, and was learnt to be in the district after spending 3-4 days in Churachandpur.

The officer said Haokip was also a leader of United Kuki Libe...