Former Manipur minister injured, wife killed in road mishap

Newmai News Network
Imphal | January 10

Former minister and vice president of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), Moirangthem Hemanta escaped with minor injuries while his wife was killed when the vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident along NH-102 on Sunday.

The incident occurred at a place between Sora and Langthabal along NH-102 in Kakching district, on Sunday morning. 

The vehicle (Bolero) driven by the former minister himself reportedly collided with another vehicle, reports said.

The former minister’s wife, Dr P Pratita who served as a doctor in RIMS hospital, succumbed to her injuries while Hemanta was immediately rushed to a private hospital at Kakching where he was given first aid before being referred to a hospital in Imphal.