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Four Kuki Civilians Killed in Suspected Manipur Militant Attacks
Four people from the Kuki community were shot and killed in Manipur.
The attacks happened in two villages on the same day.
In one attack, a mother and father died, and their six-year-old son was hurt.
In the other attack, two people carrying rice were killed.
A woman from the second group was reported missing.
Kuki organisations said Naga armed groups were responsible, but officials described the attackers as unidentified.
The chief minister condemned the killings and called the violence unacceptable.
The shootings happened during continuing tensions between Kuki and Naga communities.
Four Kuki civilians were killed in two separate shootings in Tamenglong and Noney districts on Sunday.
At Tollen village, a woman died at the scene, her husband died in hospital, and their six-year-old son was injured.
At Longpi village, two people carrying rice were killed, while a third woman was reported missing.
Kuki groups alleged that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) and Zeliangrong United Front (Kamson) carried out the attacks.
Manipur officials condemned the violence, while the killings added to continuing Kuki-Naga tensions amid the wider ethnic conflict.
- Who
- Four Kuki civilians were killed; a six-year-old Kuki child was injured and another woman was reported missing.
- What
- Two gun attacks killed four people in separate villages.
- Where
- L Tollen village in Tamenglong district and Longpi village in Noney district, Manipur.
- When
- The attacks occurred on Sunday, at about 4 a.m. and 3 p.m.
- Why
- Kuki organisations alleged involvement by Naga insurgent groups, but the attackers and motive were not officially established.
Kuki Organisations’ Allegations
Official Account
Responsibility for the attacks
Kuki Organisations’ Allegations
Kuki organisations and village authorities alleged that National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) and, in the Tollen attack, Zeliangrong United Front (Kamson), were responsible.
Official Account
The Manipur chief minister’s office described the attackers as unidentified armed miscreants; the articles do not report a confirmed attribution by authorities.
Characterization of the violence
Kuki Organisations’ Allegations
The Tollen Village Authority called the attack an act of terrorism against civilians and urged intervention by the Union government and National Human Rights Commission.
Official Account
The chief minister condemned the killings as cowardly acts of violence against innocent civilians and said they have no place in society.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Four Kuki civilians
- Locations
- L Tollen, Tamenglong district; Longpi, Noney district
- Injured
- A six-year-old boy sustained bullet injuries
- Missing
- One woman was reported missing after the Longpi attack
- Groups accused by Kuki organisations
- National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) and Zeliangrong United Front (Kamson)
- Official response
- Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh condemned the killings and called the violence unacceptable
- Conflict tolls reported
- One article said the current Kuki-Naga conflict has killed at least 38 people; another described a broader Kuki-Naga conflict beginning in 1992 that lasted six years
Quotes
Y Khemchand Singh
Chief Minister of Manipur
“The deliberate targeting of women, children and defenceless civilians is an act of cowardice that deserves the strongest condemnation from all sections of society.”
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“Such cowardly acts of violence against innocent civilians are unacceptable and have no place in our society.”
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