Imphal, June 20
A day after a farmer was shot at in Manipur's Bishnupur district, the state government on Friday announced to provide security to the farmers in the vulnerable areas, officials said.
A senior police official said that adequate security would be provided to ensure the safety of farmers in the fields and prevent incidents involving the farmers.
A woman was killed and a farmer shot at in separate incidents in Manipur's Churachandpur and Bishnupur district respectively on Thursday.
The official said that one Ningthoujam Biren Singh, a cultivator from Phubala Awang Maning Leikai, was shot in his left arm by an unknown armed miscreant while working in his paddy field at Phubala Maning in Bishnupur district.
Singh, who belonged to the Meitei community, was initially taken to District Hospital in Bishnupur for medical treatment and was later referred to the Regional Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) medical college and hospital in Imphal.
His condition is reported to be stable at present.