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Man shot dead in Manipur's Imphal East

The incident happened at Tekcham in Lamlain police station area on Saturday, police said. The man, identified as RK Prithibi Singh, was blindfolded, his hands were tied behind his back and shot from a point-blank range, they added. A proscribed outfit, KCP (Progressive), claimed responsibility for the execution-style murder. It claimed that Singh was a former militant who teamed up with other surrendered militants to spy for the forces.