1. On November 11, suspected Kuki militants launched an attack in Imphal West’s Kangchup and Koutruk areas, injuring two people.
2. The militants, armed with heavy weaponry, fired indiscriminately at residential areas.
3. The attack targeted regions near the boundary between Kangpokpi and Imphal West districts
Imphal, Nov 12: Imphal West district in Manipur witnessed violence on the night of November 11, as suspected Kuki militants launched a violent assault in the peripheral areas of Kangchup and Koutruk, leaving two individuals injured.
The attackers, reportedly armed with heavy weaponry, opened fire indiscriminately on residential areas near the boundary between Kangpokpi and Imphal West districts.
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The violence escalated when the militants set fire to several houses and shops in Kangchup Chingkhong, a locality near the Kangpokpi-Imphal West border.
This sudden assault caused widespread panic, with many locals fleeing to safer areas to escape the threat.
The attack has heightened tensions in the region, exposing the fragile security situation and the vulnerability of border communities to such violent incidents.
