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Naga Teenager Shot Dead While Traveling In Manipur, Police Say
A 17-year-old boy named NK Wiphenbou was killed in Manipur.
Police sources said rebels shot him.
He was walking alone to Tamei town to buy food.
The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m.
on Monday.
It took place between Takou and Tamah, near a narrow path.
Villagers heard many gunshots and found his body.
Police sources said about 20 bullets were fired.
The killing happened during continuing clashes between Naga and Kuki communities.
The reports do not give a reason for the attack.
NK Wiphenbou, a 17-year-old Naga teenager, was shot dead in Manipur, according to police sources.
He was traveling alone from Upper Nkou village to Tamei town to buy essential food items.
The attack occurred around 10:30 a.m. Monday between Takou and Tamah (Malek).
Villagers reportedly heard gunfire and later found his body along a narrow pathway.
Police sources said at least 20 rounds were fired, amid wider Naga-Kuki clashes that have killed about 40 people since February.
- Who
- NK Wiphenbou, a 17-year-old Naga teenager; police sources attributed the shooting to rebels.
- What
- Wiphenbou was shot dead, with police sources saying at least 20 rounds were fired.
- Where
- On a narrow pathway between Takou and Tamah (Malek), while he was traveling from Upper Nkou village toward Tamei town in Manipur.
- When
- Around 10:30 a.m. on Monday.
- Why
- He was traveling to purchase essential food items; the reports do not establish a motive for the shooting.
Key facts
- Victim
- NK Wiphenbou, 17
- Community
- Naga
- Reported attackers
- Rebels, according to police sources
- Reported time
- Around 10:30 a.m. Monday
- Reported location
- Between Takou and Tamah (Malek), Manipur
- Bullets fired
- At least 20 rounds
- Broader death toll
- Sources said about 40 people have been killed since Naga-Kuki clashes began in February
Sources
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