In Manipur's Jiribam district, a child was shot in the head. The Kuki militants also gouged out the eye of a three-year-old child. The brutes broke his ribs. The post-mortem reports of three of the six bodies found last week have found evidence of brutality.

There are multiple bullet wounds on various parts of the bodies. Three women and three children of the Meitei community were missing since the militant attack on November 11. Their bodies were found in the Jiri river in Jiribam district and the nearby Barak river in Assam's Cachar last week. Violence broke out after the bodies were found.

Child's right eye missing

The post-mortem report of the three-year-old boy, Chingkhengamba Singh, revealed that his right eye was missing. He had bullet wounds on his head, a fracture in his chest and injury marks on his arm and other parts of the body, officials said on Sunday. The post-mortem was conducted at Silchar Medical College Hospital (SMCH) in Assam's Cachar district.

Four bullets fired at mother

The report said that when the child's body was found, it was in a decomposed state. The cause of death will not be known until the viscera report is received from the Directorate of Forensic Science in Guwahati. According to the report, the child's mother L. Hetonbi Devi was shot four times.

Post-mortem report of two bodies is yet to come

According to the report, the body was brought to SMCH on November 18, almost seven days after the death. The child's maternal grandmother Rani Devi was also shot in the head. She received a total of five bullet wounds. The body was brought to SMCH on November 17, at least three to five days after her death. The post-mortem reports of another woman and two children are awaited.

Due to unrest in Manipur, drug smugglers found a new route

Due to the unrest in Manipur for more than one and a half years, drug smugglers have found a new route for smuggling drugs. Bengal Police has now come to know about this new route of drug smuggling in the state and the gangs active in it. Police sources say that earlier most of the drug traffic used to happen through Manipur, which was the main hub of drug trade. But in view of the unrest there, there is now a huge police presence at every nook and corner. Smugglers are not able to do their work, due to which they have searched for a new route as an alternative.

Drug consignments are reaching Bengal from these states

Now smugglers are bringing consignments of drugs to Bengal from states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. Recently, the STF of Bengal Police arrested two drug dealers Hanif Sheikh and Mohammad Imran from Kaliganj in Nadia district with 250 grams of brown sugar worth about Rs 25 lakh. Intelligence sources claim that during interrogation, new routes of drug trade through West and Central India were revealed.

During interrogation, it was learnt that Hanif had brought this drug from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. According to STF sources, Hanif earlier used to procure the raw material for the drugs from Manipur. But due to unrest there, the gangs active in this illegal business including Hanif are now collecting the raw material from remote villages of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and bringing it to Bengal by road. From here, it is then supplied to other parts of the state.