Punjab, Oct. 19 -- Three men collecting firewood were shot dead in an ambush in Manipur on Monday morning. By afternoon their bodies were outside the Chief Minister's gate in Imphal, and police were firing tear gas at the people who had carried them there.
The ambush
A group of 16 people left for the hills near their village at about 7am to gather firewood. Militants opened fire on them on the boundary between Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts.
Arubam Ronil, 35, and Lairenlakpam Inaobi, 51, died at the spot. Kshetrimayum Sushil, 32, was taken to a private hospital and did not survive. Three others were injured and three more are missing.
Reports differ on the exact location - official accounts place it at Uyumpok in Imphal East, one o...