Three killed in Kuki-Naga conflict in Manipur

Three persons were killed and several others were injured in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday after violence broke out between Kuki and Naga communities, The Hindu reported.

Two of those killed were Kukis, while the third was a Tangkhul Naga. The Tangkhuls are the dominant community in the district.

The Kuki Organisation for Human Rights alleged that around 5.30 am on Friday, armed Tangkhul Naga men attacked Kuki villages Mullam and Shongphal when the residents were asleep in their homes, according to The Hindu. The assailants fatally shot two “village volunteers”, injured several others, including women and children and burned over a dozen homes, the organisation alleged.