Senapati: One woman was reportedly killed and two others injured in fresh firing near the Kailenjang area of Senapati district on Thursday morning.
The incident reportedly occurred around 10 am in the upper area of Taphou Kuki village amid a gunfight between armed miscreants belonging to Kuki and Naga groups. The deceased was identified as Nengboi Chongloi, a resident of Taphou Kuki village, who was shot while working in a paddy field.
The two injured persons were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. Their identities had not been confirmed at the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, villagers from Sinakeithei village in Ukhrul district, who were harvesting paddy in nearby fields, were reportedly attacked by armed miscreants around 3 pm. The villagers remain stranded in the fields, triggering fresh tension in the area.
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