Manipur: Militant killed A Woman Farmer in Saiton village
The woman, along with other farmers, had been working in paddy fields when militants opened fire from hill-based positions.........
IMPHAL- A woman farmer was on Saturday shot dead by suspected militants in Saiton village in Manipur’s Bishnupur district. The woman, along with other farmers, had been working in paddy fields when militants opened fire from hill-based positions, PTI reported.
In response, BSF personnel stationed in the area, launched a counterattack against the armed groups leads to an hour-long exchange of gunfire. Authorities have tightened security as locals mourn the tragic loss.
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The killing led to tensions in the area, with local residents accusing central security forces of not doing enough to prevent such attacks.
Two days earlier, a tribal woman was killed by militants on Thursday night during an attack at a Hmar tribal village in Manipur’s Jirbam district, according to the district’s civil society organisations.
The woman, identified as Zosangkim, belonged to the Hmar community and worked as a teacher at a Christian missionary school in the Zairon Hmar village.
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The militants also allegedly attacked other residents and set fire to at least six homes in the village.
Manipur has been gripped by ethnic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities since May 2023. At least 237 persons have died and more than 59,000 persons displaced since the beginning of the clashes.
