Four civilians, including a mother and her son, killed in an ambush along National Highway-102 in Manipur's Ukhrul district.
IMPHAL — Four civilians, including a mother and her son, were killed after unidentified armed assailants opened fire on two vehicles along National Highway-102 in Manipur's Ukhrul district around noon on Friday.
According to preliminary reports, the attack took place in the New Haven area when the assailants allegedly fired at occupants of a Mahindra Bolero pick-up and a Maruti Swift travelling along the Imphal-Ukhrul sector.
The deceased were identified as Kapangkhui RS and Haoleila RS of Shangshak village, and August Ngalung and Khanmila of Tashar village, all in Ukhrul district. Kapangkhui and Haoleila were reportedly mother and son, while August Ngalung and Khanmila were siblings.
The identities of the attackers and the circumstances leading to the shooting were not immediately known. Manipur Police had not issued an official statement on the incident till the filing of this report.
The latest attack came a day after two separate firing incidents were reported in Manipur, leaving one person dead and three others injured.
At around 11.05 am on November 12, two persons, identified as Sehngam alias David Chongloi (34) of Taphou village and Lamkhochon Chongloi (46) of Taphou Kuki village, sustained bullet injuries in a firing incident between Kuki Taphou and Kailenjang villages under Senapati Police Station. Another resident of Taphou Kuki village, Kimneineng Chongloi (40), succumbed to bullet injuries.
In a separate incident around 3 pm the same day, unidentified armed miscreants reportedly fired several rounds from Lungter Hills towards farmers of Sinakeithel village who were harvesting paddy in their fields under Litan Police Station in Ukhrul district. One farmer, Newton Mahung (45), sustained a bullet injury to his right shoulder.
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