A 30-year-old man, identified as Khangembam Sanjoy of Kumbi Municipal Council Ward No. 2, Setupur Maning Leikai, was shot dead by some unidentified assailants at Khuga Wangma under Kumbi Police Station in Bishnupur District of Manipur on August 26, reports E-pao. The proscribed Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), the political wing of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), has claimed its hand in killing Sanjoy Singh, and in a statement issued by the outfit's Assistant Secretary, Publicity Bangkim, said, Sanjoy was awarded capital punishment for raping a girl on September 12, 2022.