The victim Bawi Ceu from Hrangpi village in Thangtlang Township put up in the house of U Tin Aung in Thangtlang town for a few days. However, he didn't report his presence to the Quart Council office.

A police team on patrol duty shot Bawi Ceu when he tried to run away to avoid a penalty for failing to report his presence in Thangtlang, a local in Thangtlang said.

"Of course, I know him very well. He is from Hrangpi village. He was shot dead near the signboard that says "welcome" to visitors, erected at the entrance of Thangtlang town", said a local. 

The local authorities spread the falsehood that Bawi Ceu was gunned down because the Chin National Army asked him to buy liquor for them.

"What they said relating to the cold blooded murder is totally distorted. They spread the misinformation to avoid blame. Moreover, there is no liquor available in Thangtlang," the spokesperson of the Chin Nation Front said.

In Thangtlang Township, the selling and trafficking of liquor has been prohibited by local authorities since 2005 on the orders of Colonel Tin Hla, former Tactical Commander of Chin state.

The ban on liquor by local authorities was welcomed by locals, church leaders and the medical fraternity in Thangtlang. – Khonumthung.