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NDTV
30-06-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
3 Ceasefire-Linked Kuki Militants And Bystander Shot Dead In Manipur's Churachandpur
Imphal/Guwahati: The deputy chief of a Kuki insurgent group which is among the 17 armed groups under the banner of the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) was shot dead in an ambush in Manipur's Churachandpur today, sources said. Two other members of the Kuki National Army (KNA) and a bystander were also killed in the ambush claimed by a rival group, United Kuki National Liberation Army (UKNA). The KNO is one of the two umbrella groups of tribal insurgents - the other is the United People's Front (UPF) - which signed the controversial suspension of operations (SoO) agreement with the Centre and the state government. The KNA deputy chief who was killed in the ambush has been identified as Thenkhothang Haokip alias Thahpi, 48, while the two other KNA members have been identified as Seikhogin, 34, and Lengouhao, 35, sources said. Lengouhao was the son-in-law of KNO chief PS Haokip, sources in Churachandpur told NDTV on phone. The three were in a white SUV when the attack happened at Churachandpur's Mongjang village at 2 pm on Monday, sources said. The bystander who was killed in the ambush has been identified as 72-year-old Phalhing. She was a resident of Koite in Churachandpur. In a purported UNKA statement widely circulated in WhatsApp groups monitored by the police, the UNKA said it launched the ambush in revenge for the killing of a UKNA leader and over 30 people by the KNA. The police have cordoned off the area. They are yet to issue a statement on the sequence of events. The UKNA is not a signatory to the SoO agreement, which makes it mandatory for the insurgents to stay at designated camps with their weapons kept in locked storage, jointly monitored by the security forces and the insurgents from time to time. The Assam Rifles on March 8 destroyed a UKNA camp in Churachandpur's Henglep village. The army had said the camp was found hidden in a nearby jungle. Leaders of the KNO and UPF recently met officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to discuss their demand of carving out parts of Manipur into a separate administration, or a Union Territory with an assembly.
News18
30-06-2025
- News18
72-Year-Old Woman Among 4 Shot Dead By Unidentified Gunmen In Manipur's Churachandpur: Police
Last Updated: Over a dozen empty shells were recovered from the scene, while no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. At least four people, including a 72-year-old woman, were shot dead on Monday afternoon after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a vehicle near Manipur's Churachandpur district, police said. Sources indicated that the killings are not related to ethnic tensions in the Myanmar-bordering state but are suspected to stem from an intergroup clash among Kuki insurgents. The ambush occurred around 2 PM near Mongjang village in Churachandpur, with reports indicating that the victims were travelling in an SUV when they were attacked. The victims of the targeted attack have been identified as Thenkhothang Haokip alias Thahpi (48), Seikhogin (34), Lengouhao (35) and Phalhing (72). Preliminary reports suggested that they were shot from a point-blank range, another official in the Churachandpur district headquarters said. Over a dozen empty shells were recovered from the scene, while no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Following the incident, police and additional security forces were deployed to the area to secure the site and begin search operations. The police have cordoned off the area and have yet to release an official statement detailing the sequence of events. First Published: June 30, 2025, 17:41 IST
