Guwahati, Dec 13: A former leader of Naga Nationalist Council (NNC) was killed in firing by his former colleague over financial dispute at Cachar’s Jirighat area near Assam-Manipur border on Tuesday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Gaidinchungpow Rongmei (56), a resident of Rongaijan village in Jirighat.
“A meeting of NCC was going on and suddenly an altercation started between them and one of them started firing, which killed the former leader and injured another,” said a source.
Another former NNC leader named Kahnlun Gai (60) was found injured in the area on the same day. He has been admitted to Jiribam Hospital with bullet injuries.
However, police are yet to confirm if he was also attacked by members of his former group.
“The dead body of Gaidinchungpow Rongmei was found lying near the paddy field of Namdailang, about 1 km from Rongaijan village. Immediately Police team from Jirighat Police Station reached the spot,” a police source said.
On December 2, three labourers of a stone-quarry in Cachar district were abducted by a Manipur-based militant on gunpoint. However, they were rescued by a team of police headed by the IGP within 48 hours.
Meanwhile, police have reached the spot and started investigation.
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