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Two persons shot dead in Manipur

Two persons -- a village chief and a zila parishad member -- were shot dead by suspected militants in separate incidents in Manipur, police said today.

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Updated : Oct 24, 2010, 10:50 AM IST

Two persons -- a village chief and a zila parishad member -- were shot dead by suspected militants in separate incidents in Manipur, police said today.

They said three militants barged into the house of Paokhothang Haokip, 58, chief of Saheiphai village in interior Churachandpur district bordering Myanmar late last night and shot him from point blank range.

The motive behind the crime was not immediately known, sources said. The post mortem was conducted at Churachandpur district hospital.

In another incident, suspected militants entered the house of Zila Parishad member Thokchom Sanayaima, 62, at Utlou Thiyam Awang Leikai in interior Bishenpur district at around 10.30pm last night and gunned him down after calling him out, sources said.

His body has been sent to Regional Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital here for post mortem, police said adding that the body would be handed over to the family today.

Extortion demands by a militant outfit appeared to the cause of the crime, police added.

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