Lalthanshang, the founder-president of the Hmar National Army, was shot dead by suspected tribal insurgents in Manipur on Tuesday.
He was shot dead near his house in Churachandpur district of Manipur. Police have registered a case, but no arrests have been made yet.
Hmar National Army is one of the several underground organisations that claim to speak for the interests of the Hmar people who are recognised as Scheduled Tribes.
Earlier, on April 21, 2016, insurgents sneaked into a well-guarded camp of 7th Battalion Manipur Rifles in Imphal’s east district and gunned down N. Nabachandra, former chairman of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PRPK), and his driver who were staying inside the camp.
Five insurgents belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party (K.K. Nganba) have been arrested so far in connection with the case. However, the PRPK had claimed that it had killed the two.
