Fresh Manipur violence, Woman among three killed, 2 injured

way2barak, June 10 : In a fresh incident of violence at least three people including a woman were killed and two other injured by the suspected militants in Manipur’s Khoken village on Friday, police said.

The Khoken village lies on the boundary between Kangpokpi and Imphal West district and the suspected militants and the victims belong to different communities.

According to the police, the extremists to camouflage themselves, reportedly dressed in ‘Khakhi’ and driving military vehicles, came to the Khoken village early in the Friday morning and fired upon the villagers from their automatic rifles.

Accusing the Meitei community for the killing, Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) said that this attack is yet another example of the utter disregard shown by the militants and demanded swift action should be taken against the perpetrators.

“The incident also violated the peace process called by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah. We urge upon the authorities to take decisive actions against the militants,” the ITLF said in a statement.

Residents of the village claim that their timely arrival during the militants’ attack avoided a possible bloodbath as there were women and children also in the village.

ITLF in its statement said that one of the victims, Domkhohoi, was shot dead inside a Church when she was in early morning prayer.

Additional columns of the Army and paramilitary forces have been deployed to control the situation in the Khoken village.

Meanwhile, reports of incidents of violence including burning of houses were received from two other districts. But official confirmation has not yet been received.