Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Two More Kuki-Zo Women Killed in Manipur Attack
Two women from the Kuki-Zo community were killed in Manipur.
The shooting happened on a small farm settlement near Muktokhal.
It took place around 3 p.m.
on Tuesday.
The victims were Phalneichong Sitlhou, who was 76, and Kimjalhing Singson, who was 30.
Sources said armed attackers surprised them while they were doing farm work.
The attackers have not been identified.
Officials said some small farmhouses were also burned.
Several villagers were reportedly still unaccounted for after the attack.
Two Kuki-Zo women were shot dead in Leijangphai, Manipur’s Tamenglong district.
The attack occurred around 3 p.m. on Tuesday near Muktokhal.
The victims were identified as 76-year-old Phalneichong Sitlhou and 30-year-old Kimjalhing Singson.
Sources said unidentified armed assailants ambushed the women while they were working on a farm.
Officials, quoting locals, said farmhouses were set on fire and several villagers could not be traced after the attack.
- Who
- Phalneichong Sitlhou, 76, and Kimjalhing Singson, 30, both Kuki-Zo women, were killed; the attackers were unidentified armed assailants.
- What
- The two women were shot dead in an ambush.
- When
- Around 3 p.m. on Tuesday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- Leijangphai near Muktokhal in Tamenglong district, Manipur.
- Why
- The motive was not stated; sources said the women were ambushed while engaged in routine farm activities.
- Victims
- Phalneichong (Chonga) Sitlhou, 76, and Kimjalhing (Kimboi) Singson, 30
- Community
- Kuki-Zo
- Location
- Leijangphai near Muktokhal, Tamenglong district, Manipur
- Time
- Around 3 p.m. on Tuesday
- Attackers
- Unidentified armed assailants
- Additional damage
- Officials, quoting locals, said several kutcha farmhouses were set on fire
- Missing villagers
- Several villagers could not be traced after the attack