Northeast Briefs

Manipur re-polling peaceful

IMPHAL, April 12 (NNN):
Re-polls in the six polling stations of Outer Manipur assembly constituency today were peaceful with big turn-out. At polling station number 41/21 (Lambung) in Chandel district the turn-out was 88% while the turnout at polling station number 42/26 (Molnoi village in Chandel district) was 94.75%. The turnout at the polling station number 44/2 (Sanakeithel) in Ukhrul district was 68.41% and that of polling station number 46/45 at Keihao Tangkhul village, Saikul in Senapati district was 80.98%. For the polling station number 47/5 at Katao village (Karong assembly constituency) in Senapati district the turnout was 84.5% and that of the polling station number 47/19 (Thaibung Khunou) in Senapati district was 92%.

Post poll violence claims one life in Arunachal Pradesh

ITANAGAR, April 12 (PTI):
Post poll violence has claimed a life in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh while an official was attacked in East Kameng district, police said. A worker of the People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) at Lekang in Lohit district succumbed to his injuries at Assam Medical College (AMC) in Assam's Dibrugarh district on April 10 after he was attacked by supporters of another candidate on April 9, the polling day, Lohit Superintendent of Police Tume Amo said today. Tension ran high in Lekang after the body of Manoranjan Taye, the PPA worker was brought here yesterday, the SP said adding the situation was fully under control after deployment of more forces. A case has been registered at Mahadevpur police station and five accused who were arrested in the case were given six-day police remand by the local magistrate. Reportedly, two of the accused were elder brothers of the deceased, the SP added.



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