Security tightened in Manipur’s Bishnupur day after shots fired by unidentified miscreants
Imphal (PTI): Additional security forces were deployed on Wednesday in the peripheral areas of Manipur's Bishnupur, a day after unidentified people fired shots, escalating tensions in the restive state, officials said.
Several rounds of gunshots were fired near the vicinity of Torbung and Phougakchao Ikhai areas, bordering Churachandpur district, around 9 pm on Tuesday, they said.
“Nobody was injured in the incident. The situation remains calm but tense in the district, with no reports of fresh firing. Additional security forces have also been deployed in the peripheral areas of Bishnupur,” a senior official said.
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“Investigation is underway, though no arrests have been made so far,” he said.
Torbung and Phougakchao Ikhai were the among the areas where the ethnic violence first broke out on May 3, 2023 between the Meitei and Kuki communities, the official said.
Meanwhile, several displaced people, particularly women and children, who had returned to their homes in the vicinity of Phougakchao Ikhai after nearly two years, fled once again and took refuge elsewhere in the wake of the firing, he said.
The firing incident took place hours after DGP Rajiv Singh visited Churachandpur district, and held a meeting with senior officers.
Singh chaired a “comprehensive review meeting to assess the prevailing security situation and preparedness", a police statement said.
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Nightclub fire: Luthra brothers brought to Goa from Delhi
Panaji (PTI): Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, were brought to Goa from Delhi on Wednesday after being deported from Thailand in connection with the December 6 fire incident that killed 25 persons.
They will be interrogated by the Goa Police in connection with the devastating fire at the nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, an official said.
A team of the Goa Police, along with the Luthra brothers, landed at the Manohar International Airport, Mopa, in North Goa at 10.45 am.
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They are likely to be taken to the Anjuna police station for questioning. The accused will also be produced before a court in Mapusa town for their regular remand, the official said.
After the fire tragedy, the Anjuna police had registered a case against the Luthra brothers on various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The Luthra brothers were arrested on Tuesday as soon as they landed in Delhi after being deported from Thailand. A court there allowed the Goa Police their two-day transit remand.
The duo had fled to Phuket (Thailand) early on December 7, hours after the fire at their nightclub, prompting the authorities to issue an Interpol Blue Corner Notice and cancel their passports.
They were detained by Thai authorities at Phuket on December 11 following a request from the Indian government, which later coordinated with officials in Thailand to deport them under legal treaties between the two nations.
Five managers and staff members have already been arrested by the Goa Police in connection with the fire.
