IMPHAL, March 15: Around five women were injured this early morning during a commotion between locals of Mayang Imphal Konum and personnel of 33 Assam Rifles posted at Mayang Imphal Komlakhong Chingthi.
According to a reliable source, the incident happened when locals including students and meira paibis stormed the AR post demanding the release of one Md Ibocha, 31 son of Karimuddin of Mayang Imphal Konung who was arrested by the personnel of the AR on Wednesday night from his residence on charges of being a militant.
In the ensuing skirmish five women were injured.The protestors were lathi-charged by the personnel of the AR post, the source further added.
Meanwhile, the AR authorities handed over the alleged militant over to the Mayang Imphal police this noon, the source added.
The police on their part informed the locals that the charges registered against Ibocha are serious and as such cannot release him immediately without further interrogation, the source stated.
Meanwhile, a local identified Md Ibocha as a teacher of Kolum Islamic Writer Academy and that he is innocent.
The five injured women could not be identified till the filing of this report.