Imphal:
Suspected militants tonight shot at and seriously wounded Manipur Advocate General Nongmeikappam Koteshwar when he was returning here in a convoy that also had two ministers in it.
The militants opened fire at the 50-year-old top law officer of the state at around 8 pm when Koteshwar, Works Minister Ranjit Singh and Tribal Minister D D Thaisi were returning from Ukhrul after attending a function there, police sources said.
Koteshwar received the bullets on his chest and arm and his condition in a private hospital was stated to be serious.
It was not immediately clear if the ministers or the Advocate General were the target of the ambush.
A posse of security personnel accompanied the two ministers and the Advocate General, they added.