Imphal: Four people, including two women, were killed after suspected militants fired at two vehicles in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday, the police said.
“Two men and two women, who were travelling in the two cars, died on the spot. Bullet marks were seen on the windshields of the two vehicles,” a senior official said.
The incident occurred in the New Heaven area along the Imphal-Ukhrul road, he said, as reported by The Indian Express.
The attack comes a day after a 42-year-old Kuki woman died in a shooting near Taphou Kuki village in Kangpokpi and Kailengjang in neighbouring Senapati district. Two men also sustained injuries when a gunfight broke out between rival groups in the area.
The police said that Thursday’s firing took place around 11.05 am. Kimneineng Chongloi (40), of the Taphou Kuki village died of bullet injuries. Two others – David Chongloi (34), of Taphou village and Lamkhochon Chongloi (46), of Taphou Kuki village – were injured.
The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), a leading Kuki-Zo civil society outfit, announced a 48-hour shutdown in Kangpokpi in protest from November 12 midnight.
At least 306 people have been killed In Manipur since ethnic conflict erupted in the state in May 2023 between the valley-based Meiteis and hill-based Kukis. Thousands have been left homeless, while 49 people remain missing.
Since February this year, clashes broke out in the hill districts between the Kukis and Nagas. This violence has claimed nearly 50 lives so far.
