At least five people were killed in Manipur on Saturday amid violence in the Kamjong and Urkhul districts, while 10 houses and 20 shops were burnt in Chassad.
With the latest incident, the reported death count from the ongoing violence has reached five, comprising four deaths in Kamjong district and one in neighbouring Ukhrul district. Singh referred to reported attacks in Ningchou village in Kamjong district, violence along the Makui-Imphal-Tamenglong Road and in Chassad, and the reported burning of a police station in Kamjong. He also said two Naga residents of Makui Ashang village in Kangpokpi district had been reported missing.
Suspected armed people reportedly fired at the four-wheeler he was driving, killing him on the spot. District police personnel reached the scene to investigate the matter. N.
In Chassad of Kamjong district, 23-year-old Michael Ngamminlen Haokip was reportedly shot dead on Saturday morning after suspected armed groups opened fire in the area. In a separate incident in Ukhrul district, 40-year-old Sandeep Rai was shot dead in an alleged ambush near Yaolen, close to TM Kasom. READ | 2 Naga Civilians Shot Dead In Manipur, 2nd Such Incident In 3 Days The Kamjong district administration has imposed prohibitory orders around Chassad Police Gate Junction. In an order dated October 9, District Magistrate L. Kashung invoked Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, prohibiting the assembly of five or more persons, the carrying of weapons and movement outside homes within a 400-metre radius of the junction.
