3 killed, 4 injured in suspected militant attack in Manipur

Guwahati: In a spate of fresh violence, three civilians, including two women, were killed and four others injured in an attack by suspected militants in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Monday.

A police official in Imphal said armed militants belonging to a suspected militant group opened indiscriminate firing at N Teikhang, a Kuki-inhabited village in the mountainous Kangpokpi district, using sophisticated weapons. Several houses were set ablaze during the attack. The heavy firing forced several villagers, including women and children, to flee from their homes and take shelter in nearby forest, the official said. The attack came days after suspected militants ambushed a vehicle in the district, killing four Naga civilians and injuring another.

Twilang Area Kuki CSO Working Committee condemned the "unprovoked and barbaric attack allegedly carried out by armed cadres of the NSCN-IM and its alleged proxy force, ZUF-K, on innocent residents of Teikhang village".


The deceased were identified as Tingneichin Lhouvum (40), Hoineineng Lhoujem (21) and Lamtinthang Lhoujem (35). The injured were identified as Nemneichong Lhoujem (50), Seilun Lhoujem (70), Deilhing Haokip (55) and Kamtinsei Chongloi (38).

Kuki Students' Organisation has strongly condemned the attack. Security forces were continuing operations in and around the affected area.