Imphal, November 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Four people, including two women, were shot dead when suspected armed militants opened fire on two vehicles along National Highway-2 in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday afternoon, officials said.
The incident took place at New Haven, under the jurisdiction of Litan Police Station. The victims were travelling in a Bolero pick-up and a Maruti Swift car when the attackers allegedly fired from the vicinity of Yaolen village, a Kuki settlement near the spot.
The deceased were identified as Kapangkhui RS and Haoleia RS, both residents of Shangshak village, and August Ngalung and Khanmila, residents of Tashar village. All four sustained fatal bullet injuries and died at the scene.
Police officials said bullet marks were visible on the windshields of both vehicles. Additional personnel from Manipur Police, the Border Security Force (BSF), the Army and Assam Rifles were deployed in the area. Search operations have also been launched to trace and apprehend those responsible.
Meanwhile, normal life was partially disrupted in Kangpokpi district on Friday following a 48-hour bandh called by the Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU) to protest the killing of a Kuki woman in a gunfight between rival armed groups on Thursday.
Shops, markets and business establishments remained closed, while most public transport stayed off the roads. Educational institutions, medical facilities and emergency services were exempted from the shutdown.
The bandh, which began at midnight on November 12, followed the killing of 42-year-old Kimneineng Chongloi near Taphou Kuki village, close to the Kangpokpi-Senapati district boundary. Two others were injured in the exchange of fire.
Kuki organisations alleged that cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the Zeliangrong United Front-Kamson faction (ZUF-K) killed Chongloi while she was working in a paddy field.
COTU also demanded the withdrawal of Central and state security forces, particularly personnel operating under the command of Senapati Superintendent of Police Shaikh Mohd Zaib Zakir, from the mountainous areas of Kangpokpi district.
The latest incidents come amid continuing tensions between Kuki and Naga groups in Manipur’s hill districts. According to the report, at least 50 people have been killed in clashes between the two groups since February this year.
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