Imphal, November 13, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Four people, including two women, were killed after suspected militants allegedly opened fire on two cars along the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway (NH-2) in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday afternoon, police said.
The incident reportedly took place at New Haven, under the jurisdiction of Litan Police Station. According to local accounts cited by a police official, two men and two women travelling in the vehicles died on the spot. Bullet marks were visible on the windshields of both cars.
Local media reports said the victims belonged to the Naga community. Security forces, led by senior police officials, rushed to the site, while Litan Police Station initiated an investigation into the suspected ambush. Further details were awaited.
Meanwhile, normal life was partially disrupted in Kangpokpi district as shops, markets and business establishments remained closed during a 48-hour bandh called by the Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU). The shutdown began at midnight on November 12 to protest the killing of a Kuki woman during a gunfight between rival armed groups on Thursday.
The bandh also affected transport, with most vehicles, including passenger buses and auto-rickshaws, staying off the roads. Educational institutions, medical facilities and emergency services were exempted.
COTU demanded the withdrawal of central and state security forces, particularly those operating under the command of the Senapati district Superintendent of Police, from the hill areas of Kangpokpi.
The woman, identified as 42-year-old Kimneineng Chongloi, was shot dead, while two others were injured in the gunfight near Taphou Kuki village in Kangpokpi district and Kailengjang in neighbouring Senapati district. Kuki organisations alleged that cadres of the NSCN-IM and ZUF-K killed her while she was working in a paddy field.
The source reported that at least 50 people have been killed in clashes between Kuki and Naga groups in Manipur’s hill districts since February this year.
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