In a shocking incident, a senior editor of a leading daily newspaper in Imphal was reportedly ambushed and assaulted by armed miscreants last night. The assailants fired shots at his vehicle before physically attacking him. Khoirom Loyalakpa, editor of daily Naharolgi Thoudang newspaper, was reportedly attacked near the Hatta cemetery in Imphal East at around 10 pm. The assailants fired two rounds at his car and thrashed him at the spot Loyalakpa was admitted to the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, where he underwent treatment. A case has been registered at Porompat Police Station and investigation is underway. The identities and motives of the attackers couldn’t be ascertained till the time of filing this report.
Miscreants Ambush, Assault Senior Editor
