Security Forces Continue Search For Gunmen Behind Manipur Ambush That Killed 4

Imphal: The combined security forces continued their search operations in Manipur’s Churachandpur and adjoining districts on Tuesday to nab the unidentified gunmen who killed four people, including an elderly woman, in an ambush in Churachandpur district on Monday, officials said. 

A police official in Imphal said that no one has been arrested so far in connection with the killing. He said that an FIR has been registered at the Churachandpur police station, and a probe is underway to identify and nab the killers.

The official said that as per the preliminary investigation, a Hyundai Creta car was ambushed at Mongjang village in Churachandpur district, leading to the death of those inside the vehicle. The three men were gunned down on the spot inside the car, while a 72-year-old elderly woman, who was passing the area, was hit by a bullet fired by the gunmen. She succumbed to her injuries on the way to the Churachandpur district hospital.

Security measures have been stepped up in order to prevent any escalation of violence. “Operations have been intensified by joint security forces of Central and State to arrest the culprits involved in the incident,” the official said.

The deceased whose bodies have been deposited at Churachandpur hospital morgue are identified as Phalhing (72), Thenkhothang alias Thahpi (48), Seikhogin (35) and Lengouhao (35).

Outlawed militant outfit United Kuki National Army (UKNA) claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed the members of another armed Kuki group that signed a peace agreement with the government in 2008.  (IANS)

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