Imphal, Apr 18 (ANI): The rising cases of threats to employees of telecom companies in Manipur is severely affecting the work of telecom service providers in the state.
The law enforcing agencies are concerned about the future of telecom companies in the region.
Recently, an unidentified armed militants shot dead Borobabu Singh, a caretaker of Reliance Tower, in Wangkhei Wangkheimayum Leikai, Imphal East.
On the day of incident, two people came to Singh's house to enquire whether he was still operating the Reliance Tower. Later in the evening they came back and when confronted by Borobabu's wife they shot him dead.
"Militants with guns in their hands called us outside our residence. I asked them why they had called us, but they ignored us. We tried to convince them that we had already stopped the functioning of the tower after their threats, but they did not consider it, said O Surjobabu Singh, Brother of the deceased .
The killing of Borobabu provoked anger among the people of Wangkheimayum area.
They came out in protest against the incident.
"We have heard that attacks on telecom towers have occurred many times earlier also. We want that both government and the company should take stringent measures to prevent them from happening again," said Ajai Singh. his is the third incident since January 2011. n February 13, proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party Military Council abducted Moriangthem Boboy, an employee of a private security company, for a ransom of Rs 5 crores.
On March 28, unidentified militants attacked K. Basanta Singh, a caretaker of a Vodafone generator. (ANI)
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