Manipur: Two Bihar youths shot dead in Kakching
Deccan ChronicleTwo youths from Bihar, who were working as migrant workers in Manipur were shot dead in the state's Kakching district on Sunday.The deceased — Dasharat Kumar and Sunalal Kumar were residents of Rajwahi village of Bihar's Gopalganj district.Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh condemned the "act of terrorism" and expressed condolences to the grieving family. If required, the case will be transferred to the National Investigation Agency to ensure a fair and thorough inquiry," CM Biren Singh further stated.Meanwhile, CM Nitish Kumar directed officials to provide benefits as per rules to the family of the deceased and also to make necessary arrangements to have the two people transported to their native village.Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also condemned the killing of the people on Sunday, and announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to the families. 2 lakh each from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to the families of the deceased late Laxman Kumar Ji and late Dashrath Kumar Ji. I have directed the Resident Commissioner of Bihar in Delhi to take information about the situation and provide all possible assistance and also make necessary arrangements to send the bodies of the deceased to their native village," he further stated.Earlier, the Gopalganj district office had informed that the post-mortem of the two deceased was done in a hospital in Imphal, and their families were also contacted immediately.