Three killed as BSF opens fire in Manipur

Three civilians were killed and six injured when security personnel resorted to firing to disperse a crowd which obstructed construction of ...

Written by Press Trust Of India
Imphal | December 16, 2005 12:00 AM IST

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Three civilians were killed and six injured when security personnel resorted to firing to disperse a crowd which obstructed construction of Khuga Dam in Churachandpur district of Manipur late last night.

Sources said inhabitants of areas around Khuga Dam, demanding compensation, destroyed equipment and machines at the dam complex and tried to set fire to offices at Khuga, about 70 kms from here. The crowd also set fire to a police vehicle carrying personnel from Churachandpur police station. As the crowd turned violent, Border Security Force personnel deployed to protect the dam opened fire.