One person sustained bullet wounds after security forces allegedly opened fire when a mob advanced towards the venue of Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh’s programme in Thoubal district on Tuesday, police said.

The incident took place during the CM’s visit to Wangjing Tentha for the inauguration of a newly-constructed Block Development Office (BDO), they said.
A large group of people armed with stones and catapults was heading towards the function with the “apparent intention of vandalising the building”, police said in a statement. “Despite repeated warnings and appeals by police personnel to disperse, the crowd continued to move aggressively, posing a serious threat to public property, dignitaries present, and overall law and order,” the statement said.