IMPHAL July 10: Even as the State continues to burn in the aftermath of the death of a 16 year old student in police action during an ILPS rally, a 17-year old has been brought to the RIMS critically injured by a tear gas explosion.<\/p>\n
A police fired tear gas shell exploded among a group of protestors injuring several of them along the Dingku Road this afternoon.<\/p>\n
One of the injured has been identified as 17-year old Roshan Haobijam son of H Mani of Khurai Konsam Leikai a class X student of Mangi Higher Secondary School.<\/p>\n
He was rushed to the RIMS.<\/p>\n
A splinter of a tear gas shell was taken out from an injury on his stomach. A vein was cut open on his wrist, splinters had also hit him on his thigh and shoulder. It is also learnt that he is bleeding from his right ear.<\/p>\n
Hospital authorities said he has been given two units of blood already and he has been shifted to the Medicine Male Ward.<\/p>\n
Two other injured protestors of the same rally identified as Arun Maibam and Sanjenbam Tamo have been taken to JNIMS.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, an ASI of the Manipur Police commando identified as T Shaym was injured when he mis-fired a tear gas shell at Dingku Road.<\/p>\n
Two other minors were also brought to the RIMS allegedly beaten up black and blue by police personnel.<\/p>\n
According to the students who are both 15-year olds, they were talking inside their residential gate at Kakwa when police personnel who came from behind jump on them and put them inside their mini-van parked outside.<\/p>\n
The two have been identified as class VIII student Alex Thokchom son of Rajan and S Thoibi son of Amuchao.<\/p>\n
The two said they were taken to the Kakwa Police Station and accused of using catapults which they had not.<\/p>\n
The police then assaulted them using the butts of their guns and stamped all over their bodies with their boots, they said.<\/p>\n
They were only rescued by the local womenfolk who stormed the station after learning of their arrest.<\/p>\n
The two boys who are now at the RIMS wore lucid boot marks on their necks, thighs, knees and other parts.<\/p>\n
Other injured protestors brought to RIMS include 42-year old Hawaibam Sunil of Thangmeiband Lourungpurel Leikai (hit by a rubber bullet on his thigh) and Balson Sharma, 29, of Kangabam Leikai.<\/p>\n\n