Four killed as suspected militants fire at vehicles in Ukhrul
The attack on two four-wheelers occurred in the New Heaven area along the Imphal-Ukhrul road on Friday.
Four people, including two women, died on Friday after suspected militants opened fire on two vehicles in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, according to the Free Press Journal and The Indian Express.
The shooting took place in the New Heaven area along the Imphal-Ukhrul road, also known as National Highway 202. A senior police officer stated that the assailants targeted two four-wheelers and that bullet marks were found on the windshields of both cars.
The victims, identified as two men and two women, died at the scene. Details regarding the motive, the perpetrators, or the security response were not immediately available.
This incident follows a shooting near Taphou Kuki village in Kangpokpi district and Kailengjang in Senapati district on Thursday, which killed a 42-year-old Kuki woman and injured two men during a gunfight between rival groups.
The ethnic conflict between the Meitei and Kuki communities, which began in May 2023, has resulted in at least 306 deaths and left 49 people missing. Additionally, clashes between Kuki and Naga communities in the hill districts have killed at least 50 people since February this year.