3 Killed in Gunfight in Manipur Over Cleaning Land, Prohibitory Orders Imposed

Three persons including an on-duty Manipur Rilfes personnel were killed in a gunfight that broke out between two groups on Wednesday over cleaning a plot of land in Ukhrul town as part of ‘Swachhata Abhiyan’, officials said.

Prohibitory orders were imposed and mobile internet services were suspended in the town for a day after the clash that also left five others injured.

Both groups belong to the Naga community but were residents of different villages, and lay claim to the land, officials said.