'Chief Commander' of militant outfit shot dead

Unidentified miscreants today shot dead the self-styled 'Chief Commander' of a hill-based militant outfit in the early hours today, police said.

Lalthangsang, the leader of Hmar National Army (HNA) was killed at his Hmar Veng residence at Lamka, the district headquarters of Churachandpur.

The 55-year-old militant was shot dead at around 1 AM, a police officer said.