A 19-year-old woman was injured in a gunfight between two armed groups in Ukhrul, Manipur on Monday while she was working in a paddy field. The incident took place in Mongkot Chepu village between two armed groups suspected to be Kuki-Zo village volunteers and Tangkhul Naga village volunteers.
Police said the gunfight erupted around 1pm and lasted till around 6.50pm. A police officer at Litan told HT, “The gunfight reportedly occurred between village volunteers of the two communities. We also heard automatic assault rifles, but we cannot confirm who was using them. We sent the rescue team (BSF personnel) stationed at Litan police station. We have got no reports of casualties aside from the 19-year-old woman.”
The Kuki CSO Working Committee, Ukhrul (a Kuki civil body) in a statement on Monday condemned the incident and called for the immediate rescue of villagers. Police said that the villagers were safely evacuated by security forces.
Another incident occurred when an enraged mob attacked the residence of the chairman of the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) in response to a meeting held between Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and KZC members.
