Imphal, November 29 2009: Unidentified persons made abortive murder attempt on former president of Manipur University Students' Union (MUSU) Khundongbam Ashok Kumar (34) s/o Maniram in the intervening night of November 27 and 28 at his home at Heirok Part II Thokchom Leikai.
Ashok Kumar was sleeping in an outer room adjacent to the verandah of the house when unidentified persons fired three rounds towards him through a ventillator above the window of his room at about 1.15 am of November 28, said a police source.
Luckily, the former MUSU president survived the murder attempt unhurt.
Empty cases of 9 mm ammunition and a shumbal (pestle or pounder) suspected to have been used by the assailants to reach the ventillator were found in the verandah.
Taking strong exception to the assault, a large number of people staged a protest demonstration at Heirok Thokchom Leikai.
Ashok Kumar, currently teaching Political Science at Heirok Higher Secondary School, said that he has no personal animosity with any body.
He grew up as a student activist and was elected as general secretary of DESAM in 2001.
Ashok Kumar was sleeping in an outer room adjacent to the verandah of the house when unidentified persons fired three rounds towards him through a ventillator above the window of his room at about 1.15 am of November 28, said a police source.
Luckily, the former MUSU president survived the murder attempt unhurt.
Empty cases of 9 mm ammunition and a shumbal (pestle or pounder) suspected to have been used by the assailants to reach the ventillator were found in the verandah.
Taking strong exception to the assault, a large number of people staged a protest demonstration at Heirok Thokchom Leikai.
Ashok Kumar, currently teaching Political Science at Heirok Higher Secondary School, said that he has no personal animosity with any body.
He grew up as a student activist and was elected as general secretary of DESAM in 2001.
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He was also president of the Manipur University Students' Union in 2005-06 .
"There were certain incidents during those periods but all the problems have been amicably resolved.
Now I'm not related to any of those problems", Ashok Kumar said .
Meanwhile, a public meeting held at Heirok today has resolved to keep night vigil in the locality of Ashok Kumar until a definite explanation is received about the murder attempt.
They also appealed to all concerned to own and explain the murder attempt.
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