Militants open fire on two vehicles in Manipur:4 killed, including two women; tension grips area

Militants opened fire on two vehicles in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday, killing four people, including two women. According to police, the incident took place in the New Haven area on the Imphal-Ukhrul Road. Armed attackers fired at both four-wheelers. A senior officer said two men and two women travelling in the vehicles were killed on the spot. Bullet marks were found on the windshields of the vehicles. The incident came a day after firing at Tafo Kuki village in Kangpokpi and near Kailengjang in neighbouring Senapati district. In that incident, a 42-year-old Kuki woman was shot dead. Two men were injured. Continuing ethnic conflict in Manipur Ethnic conflict began in Manipur in May 2023 between the Meitei community in the valley and the Kuki communities in the hill areas. At least 306 people have been killed in the conflict so far. Forty-nine people are still missing. Thousands of people have been left homeless. Deaths also in Kuki-Naga clashes At least 50 people have been killed in clashes between the Kuki and Naga communities in the hill districts since February this year.