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Woman Killed, 2 Injured in Militant Attack in Manipur’s Tamenglong District
Confirmed
In Short: A Kuki woman was killed and her husband and infant son injured in a suspected militant attack in Tollenin, Tamenglong district, on Black Day, a day commemorating past violence.
Security sources in Imphal reported that the attack occurred around 4 a.m. at the residence in a predominantly Kuki village near National Highway-37, which connects Imphal with Jiribam.
Guwahati-based reports stated that suspected armed militants opened fire on the home, killing a woman and injuring her husband and infant son.
Security forces, including personnel from the Assam Rifles stationed nearby at Kaimai, rushed to the village, provided medical assistance, and evacuated the injured father and son towards Jiribam for treatment.
The Kaimai Village Authority condemned the attack, terming it a deliberate attempt to foster division and discord among communities.
Background
Tamenglong district is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. The district headquarters is Tamenglong.
What's confirmed
- Guwahati: A Kuki woman was killed and her husband and infant son were injured when suspected armed militants opened fire on their home in Tollenin Manipur’s Tamenglong district in the early hours of Sunday.
What's still developing
- The attack took place on a day observed by the Kuki community as Black Day, commemorating lives lost and suffering during violent events of the 1990s.
- Police described the incident as an indiscriminate firing by suspected militants.
- The assault began around 4 AM in the villages of Tapon Khullen, Tapon Khunou, and Makui Pipuram, located along the Imphal‑Tamenglong road.
- Calling it an ‘unprovoked and brutal’ attack, the Chaljang Village Authority has also condemned the attack on the Chaljang village in the Twilang area.
- During the early hours of Tuesday, September 1, three Liangmai Naga villages were attacked by unidentified miscreants in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district.
- As per the Makui Village Authority, this armed attack was carried out by Kuki militants, but an official confirmation of the identity of the attackers is yet to come from the police.
- As per the village authority, it came under heavy attack at around 8 AM on Tuesday, and it has alleged that the armed attack was carried out by NSCN-IM cadres and ZUF-K, and the village was damaged as even bombs were thrown.
- The attack followed just a day after three Kuki civilians, including two women, were killed, and four others were injured during an attack on the Teikhang Kuki village in Kangpokpi itself.