US EditionThree Killed in Kuki-Naga Conflict in Manipur
Both sides blamed the other after separate attacks left three dead and four injured, as houses were torched and patrols were ambushed, officials said.
- On Friday, at least three civilians died in two separate gunfights within Manipur's Ukhrul district, marking the latest escalation in ethnic violence.
- Tensions between the Tangkhul Naga and Kuki communities have escalated in Ukhrul since February this year, opening a new front in a state already struggling with conflict between Meitei and Kuki-Zo groups since 2013.
- Near Sinakeithei village, 29-year-old Horshokmi Jamang, a Naga Village Guard volunteer, died in an ambush; the guard claims Kuki cadres under the Suspension of Operations agreement opened fire.
- In a separate incident near Mullam, two Kuki village volunteers, Letlal Sitlhou and Paominlun Haolao, were killed; Kuki Inpi Manipur alleged heavily armed Nagas attacked the village.
- The violence poses a severe challenge for Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, as the broader state conflict has already claimed over 260 lives and displaced around 60,000 people.
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3 killed in latest clashes in India's troubled Manipur state
Gun battles between rival ethnic groups in India’s troubled northeastern Manipur state killed three men, police said, the latest unrest in the far-flung region. Manipur has seen periodic clashes for nearly three years between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community in which more than 250 people have been killed. “In a heavy exchange of fire… three individuals sustained fatal bullet injuries,” Manipur polic…
Ethnic gun battles in India’s north-east Manipur leave three dead
NEW DELHI, April 25 — Gun battles between rival ethnic groups in India’s troubled north-eastern Manipur state killed three men, police said, the latest unrest in the far-flung region.Manipur has seen periodic clashes for nearly three years between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community in which more than 250 people have been killed.“In a heavy exchange of fire... three individuals sustained fatal bullet i…
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