Manipur: Three killed, several injured in clashes between Kukis and Nagas in Ukhrul
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Three persons were killed and several others were injured in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday after violence broke out between Kuki and Naga communities, The Hindu reported.
Two of those killed were Kukis, while the third was a Tangkhul Naga. The Tangkhuls are the dominant community in the district.
The Kuki Organisation for Human Rights alleged that around 5.30 am on Friday, armed Tangkhul Naga men attacked Kuki villages Mullam and Shongphal when the residents were asleep in their homes, according to The Hindu. The assailants fatally shot two “village volunteers”, injured several others, including women and children and burned over a dozen homes, the organisation alleged.
The term “village volunteers” has been used for armed civilians guarding villages since ethnic clashes broke out in the state in May 2023.
The two persons killed, L Sitlhou and P Haolai, were found in camouflage outfits with bullet wounds, PTI quoted unidentified officials as saying.
The Kuki Organisation for Human Rights said that the villagers exercised “their lawful right to self-defence with licenced hunting arms”, repulsed the attack, and “neutralised” one of the alleged assailants, The Hindu reported.
However, the central command of the Naga Village Guard claimed that armed Kuki extremists opened fire at its members on patrol duty between Sirakhong and Sinakeithei villages. It said that Naga villagers had been patrolling the area because...