IMPHAL, Feb 19: Unidentified armed men physically assaulted the editor of a local vernacular daily in Manipur’s Imphal East district last night, police said on Thursday.

Armed men intercepted Khoirom Loyalakpa near Hatta cemetary at around 10 pm on Wednesday night while he was driving a four wheeler car.

They fired two rounds of gunshot at the windshield of his vehicle and physically assaulted him.

Loyalakpa was later taken to JNIMS for treatment and later discharged. A case has been registered and investigation are underway.

No arrests have however been made till the filing of this report.

(By Our Correspondent)