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2 Kuki-Zo Women Killed in Manipur's Tamenglong
The Kuki-Zo Council said the killings fit a growing pattern of attacks and urged the Manipur and Central governments to protect civilians.
- On Tuesday, unidentified gunmen attacked Leisangphai village in the Naga-majority Tamenglong district of Manipur at around 3 p.m., killing two Kuki women.
- The attack follows the September 13 killings of four Kuki civilians in Tamenglong and Noney, with Kuki groups alleging Naga armed groups including NSCN-IM and ZUF-K were responsible.
- Victims 78-year-old Chonga Sitlhou and 30-year-old Kimboi Singson were attacked while working on their farm; several farmhouses in the area were also reportedly torched.
- Condemning the "unacceptable and alarming pattern," the Kuki-Zo Council halted burials of victims killed by Naga groups and demanded protection from the Manipur and Central governments.
- Saikul MLA Kimneo Hangshing called the alleged involvement a "grave and heinous assault" if proven, while violence persists despite repeated appeals from Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh for restraint.
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2 Kuki-Zo women killed in Manipur's Tamenglong
Two Kuki-Zo women were killed while working on their farms in Manipur's Tamenglong district. Several farmhouses were also set ablaze during the incident at Leisang Kuki village. The apex Kuki body condemned the unprovoked attack and blamed NSCN-IM and ZUF (Kamson). Six innocent Kuki villagers have reportedly been killed in cold blood over three days.
·Mumbai, India
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2 Kuki women shot dead in Manipur's Tamenglong, farmhouses set ablaze
Two Kuki women were shot dead and farmhouses were set ablaze in Tamenglong's Leisangphai village on Tuesday. The attack came two days after four people were killed nearby, deepening anxiety amid Manipur's continuing ethnic conflict.
·Noida, India
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