5 civilians killed amid fresh violence in Manipur

Updated : Jan 19, 2024 07:58
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Editorji News Desk

Five civilians were killed in two separate incidents amid fresh violence in Manipur.

According to a Hindustan Times report, senior police officials said that four people, all Meiteis, were killed while tilling a farm by armed miscreants in Bishnupur district.

Protests erupted in several parts of the Imphal Valley following the killings.

In a separate incident, a 23-year-old Meitei was killed when a gunfight broke out between suspected militants and armed village volunteers in Imphal West district.

At least seven people including two police commandos have been killed in separate districts of the state since Wednesday.

Three BSF personnel sustained bullet injuries after gunmen fired at security forces in Manipur's Thoubal district, police said on Thursday.

The incident occurred late Wednesday night when the gunmen from a mob which "attempted to breach the Thoubal police headquarters" fired at the security personnel, a police statement said.

The mob, first, targeted the 3rd Indian Reserve Battalion at Khangabok in Thoubal district and security forces repelled them using minimum force.

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