1 Killed In Rocket Attack By Suspected Insurgents In Manipur's Moirang

A 70-year-old man was killed and five others were injured when a “rocket” fell on the house of late Mairembam Koireng Singh, Manipur’s first Chief Minister, in Bishnupur district on Friday.

Locals said a missile-like object with a smoke tail arced in on the house from behind the hills beyond Sendra Road area of Bishnupur district’s Moirang town. The incident happened at 3.30 p.m.

Bishnupur is in the Meitei-majority Imphal Valley while the hills and beyond, in Churachandpur district, are dominated by Kuki-Zo people. A conflict between the two communities has continued intermittently since May 3, 2023.