Manipur Advocate General seriously injured in militant attack
merisarkar news service
New Delhi, March 07, 2010
Mr. Koteshwar was hit by 2 bullets
Suspected militants shot at and seriously wounded Manipur Advocate General Nongmeikappam Koteshwar last night.
Reports say that militants opened fire at him when Koteshwar when he was retrurning to Imphal along with Works Minister Ranjit Singh and Tribal Minister D D Thaisi from Ukhrul after attending a function there.
Mr. Koteshwar received the bullets on his chest and arm and his condition is stated to be serious. It was not immediately clear if the ministers or the Advocate General were the target of the ambush.
