IMPHAL: Unidentified miscreants shot dead a student, who was appearing the ongoing Class 12 annual examination conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education Manipur (COHSEM) at Motbung area under Kangpokpi district.
The incident took place when two unidentified persons reportedly came on a two-wheeler and shot the student at a place in Motbung area under Saparmeina police station around 8.30pm on Saturday, sources said.
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1]The deceased student has been identified as Seigunlal Misao (17) of Saron veng area(Motbung)and was a student of Damdei Christian College, Motbung.
Protesting against the incident, irate locals came out and blocked the Motbung section of the Imphal Dimapur road (National Highway 2) on Saturday night.
They also formed a Joint action committee (JAC) in connection with the incident and demanded justice for the victim. Later, the locals temporarily suspended their agitation around 4 pm on Sunday after they reached an understanding with the state authority.
Meanwhile, a police official when contacted said that a case has been registered and investigation is on.