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Manipur Violence Kills Four as Minister Vows Peace Protection
Four people were killed in two attacks in Manipur.
The attacks happened in villages in Tamenglong and Noney districts.
At Tollen Kuki Village, Lhingjangai Singsit was killed inside her home.
Her husband, Seineih Singsit, and their infant son were shot and injured.
Seineih later died while being taken to a hospital in Silchar, Assam.
In another attack, a woman and a man were killed at Longpi village.
The killings happened around the Kuki community’s annual Black Day observance.
Manipur’s home minister said the government would investigate and hold the attackers accountable.
Four people, including two women, were killed in attacks in Tamenglong and Noney districts of Manipur.
At Tollen Kuki Village, suspected militants killed Lhingjangai Singsit and fatally injured her husband, Seineih Singsit.
The couple’s infant son was also injured in the attack near National Highway 37.
A woman and a man were separately shot dead at Longpi village on Sunday afternoon.
Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam vowed to identify those responsible and prevent violence from derailing peace efforts.
- Who
- Four civilians were killed; suspected militants were blamed for the attacks, and Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam responded.
- What
- Two attacks killed four people, including two women, and injured an infant.
- Where
- The incidents occurred at Tollen Kuki Village and Longpi village in Manipur’s Tamenglong and Noney districts.
- When
- The attacks occurred on Sunday, September 13; the minister issued his statement on Monday, September 14.
- Why
- The article does not establish a motive; it notes that the killings coincided with the Kuki community’s annual Sahnit Ni, or Black Day, observance.
Government response
Suspected militants
Accountability for the killings
Government response
Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam said violence against civilians was unacceptable and ordered authorities to identify those responsible and hold them accountable.
Suspected militants
The article attributes the attacks to suspected militants but provides no statement or justification from them.
Impact on peace efforts
Government response
The government said no act of violence would be allowed to derail Manipur’s path toward peace and normalcy.
Suspected militants
The attacks, according to the report, occurred amid continuing violence and disrupted the state’s efforts toward peace.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Four people were killed.
- Women killed
- Two of the four victims were women.
- Tollen Kuki Village
- Lhingjangai Singsit was killed, while her husband and infant son were shot; her husband later died.
- Longpi village
- A woman and a man were shot dead around 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
- Minister
- Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam said violence would not be allowed to derail peace and normalcy.
- Investigation
- Authorities were directed to establish the facts, identify those responsible and pursue them under the law.
- Black Day
- The Kuki community observes Sahnit Ni annually on September 13 to remember victims of Kuki–Naga ethnic violence in the 1990s.
Quotes
Govindas Konthoujam
Manipur home minister
“At this critical juncture, no act of violence will be allowed to derail Manipur’s path towards peace and normalcy… the law will prevail, justice will be pursued, and peace will be protected”
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“I have directed the authorities concerned to take all necessary measures to ascertain the facts, identify those responsible and ensure that the law takes its course without fear or favour”
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