Indian bureaucrat killed in Manipur

The authorities in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur say unidentified gunmen have killed a senior official in the town of Moreh, near the Burmese border.

They said armed men ambushed the vehicle of T H Chaoba, after he drove out of his house last night following a telephone call.

Police say they are not clear whether the gunmen were separatists or smugglers.

Moreh is seen by the authorities as an entry point for drugs from Burma.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service