Kuki woman dies, Meitei man hurt in Manipur crossfire

A Kuki woman was killed in an exchange of fire between security personnel and armed miscreants at Phubala in Bishnupur district of Manipur.

The incident occurred after a Meitei farmer was shot at by miscreants earlier in the day, police sources said, adding the farmer was shot in the left arm and was reported to be stable.

Soon after, security forces launched a combing operation, during which in a crossfire with unidentified miscreants, the woman, wife of a village headman, was killed.

“Around 3 pm on Thursday, one Ningthoujam Biren Singh, a cultivator from Phubala Awang Maning Leikai, was shot in his left arm by an unknown armed miscreant while working in his paddy field at Phubala Maning,” the Manipur Police said on X.

In response, security forces launched a search operation in and around Langchingmanbi, Heichanglok, and the western areas of Phubala village. Cases have been registered in connection with the incidents.