At Least Five Killed in Fresh Manipur Violence
Gunfire and arson in border villages left five dead, while security forces later found 27 improvised explosive devices along an 8-km stretch.
- At least five people were killed in fresh clashes across Manipur's Kamjong and Ukhrul districts since Friday evening, with gunfire and arson reported across multiple villages.
- Following a security operation between October 4 and 7, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles detected and defused 27 improvised explosive devices along an 8-km stretch of the Myanmar border; tensions escalated into a gunfight Friday night after Kuki extremists allegedly fired at an Indian Reserve Battalion patrol.
- Victims include 42-year-old Domkhonei Touthang, shot in Chassad Kuki village Friday night, and 40-year-old Gurkha farmer Sandeep Rai, killed Saturday on the Mahadev-Talui road. Two additional civilians, Ngachanso Ningshen and Leishishan Leishadang, were killed in an attack on Ningchou village.
- The Kuki Students' Organisation demanded an inquiry into the Indian Reserve Battalion's conduct, alleging the force killed Touthang in a "cowardly, inhumane" manner. Conversely, the Tangkhul Naga Long accused Kuki extremists of attacking Naga civilians and setting nine houses ablaze.
- Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, assuring the Centre of efforts to restore peace and normalcy in Manipur amid the escalating violence.
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IMPHAL: A series of violent killings rocked the already fragile situation in Manipur. In the last 24 hours, at least 7 people were killed in different incidents of attack and abduction by Kuki and Naga militant groups, and several people are still missing. With fresh violence between Naga and Kuki-Zo groups in at least three districts, reports of arson, killings, attacks on villages, and abductions have been reported from different parts of the …
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