Manipur Elections: Two Days Before Polling, Bullets Fired at JD(U) Candidate

Two bike-borne assailants fired at Wanglembam Rohit Singh in Manipur.

Barely two days before polling in Manipur, a 42-year-old Janata Dal (United) candidate contesting from East Imphal district was shot at late on Saturday, 26 February, reported The Indian Express.

Popularly known as 'bullet' in the area, JD(U) candidate Wanglembam Rohit Singh from Kshetrigao seat was reportedly meeting some of his supporters at Naharup Makhapat around 11.30 pm on Saturday, when he was shot at.

Singh's driver Sapam Ronaldo claimed that the politician was attacked by two scooter-riding assailants, who escaped the scene through narrow lanes.