Imphal (PTI): The Congress has nominated JNU professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam and former MLA Alfred Kanngam Arthur for the Inner and Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seats respectively in the upcoming polls, an official statement said.
The statement, issued by All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K Venugopal, said that the decision was taken by the Central Election Committee of the grand old party.
Akoijam gained popularity for his academic insights into the ethnic violence that broke out in the state last year.
Arthur, a former party MLA, hails from Tangkhul Naga-dominated Ukhrul district.
Arthur will fight against Naga People's Front (NPF) nominee and former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer K Timothy Zimik in the Outer Manipur seat, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
The BJP has announced its support for ally NPF in the Outer Manipur seat.
In the Inner Manipur seat, however, the party is yet to announce its candidate.
Party sources said that apart from incumbent MP RK Ranjan, state party president A Sharda Devi and Rajya Sabha MP L Sanajaoba are likely contenders.
Lok Sabha elections to the two seats in the state will be held in two phases.
The Inner Manipur seat, along with 15 assembly segments of Outer Manipur, will go to polls on April 19. Polling for the remaining 13 assembly segments of Outer Manipur will be held on April 26.
So far, no candidate has filed any nomination in the state.
While Inner Manipur is dominated by Imphal Valley-based Meiteis, hills-based Kukis and Nagas form the majority in the Outer Manipur seat.
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Vijayapura (Karnataka), Feb 18 (PTI): In a major crackdown on illegal firearms in this district, the police have arrested nine people and seized 24 live cartridges.
Briefing reporters on Tuesday, Vijayapura Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi said the police intensified their investigation following the murder of Satish Prem Singh Rathod on January 28.
On that day, Ramesh Lamani shot and killed Satish Rathod at Arikeri Tanda in the Vijayapura Rural police station limits, he said.
Six people were arrested and remanded to judicial custody in connection with the case.
Sagar, alias Suresh Rathod, was arrested on February 13.
Nimbargi said that during interrogation, Sagar revealed that he had procured the pistol from Madhya Pradesh and supplied it to Ramesh Lamani.
Police also discovered that he had been bringing country-made pistols from Madhya Pradesh and supplying them to various individuals, he added.
"During our raids at various locations, we recovered nine country-made pistols and 24 live cartridges. In connection with this, we arrested nine people: Prakash Rathod from Vijayapura, Ashok Pandre, Sujit Rathod, Sukhdev Rathod, Prakash Rathod from Sindagi Taluk, Ganesh Shivaram Shetty, Channappa Mallappa Naganur, Santosh Rathod and Janardan Pawar," the Superintendent of Police said.
He added that the police are further interrogating the nine suspects.
"Sagar used to sell these pistols for somewhere between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1 lakh each. He has been doing this for the past five years. While working as a truck driver, he came in contact with a person from Madhya Pradesh from whom he used to procure the pistols," Nimbargi said.