Four killed as suspected militants fire on 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 the spot after suspected militants targeted two vehicles in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday, November 13, according to the Free Press Journal. 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 victims, consisting of two men and two women, were travelling in the two cars when the attack occurred. Bullet marks were discovered on the windshields of both vehicles.
This incident follows a shooting on Thursday near Taphou Kuki village in Kangpokpi district and Kailengjang in Senapati district. In that instance, a 42-year-old Kuki woman was shot dead and two men were injured during a gunfight between rival groups.
The violence occurs amidst ongoing ethnic tensions between the valley-based Meitei and hill-based Kuki communities that began in May 2023. That conflict has resulted in at least 306 deaths and left 49 people missing.
Additionally, clashes between Kuki and Naga communities in the hill districts have claimed approximately 50 lives since February this year. Details regarding the motive or the identity of the attackers in the Ukhrul shooting have not been released.