India, June 5 -- Three people were killed and seven houses were reduced to ashes in a suspected militant attack on Loibol Khullen village in Manipur's Kangpokpi district early Friday, according to Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex body representing the Kuki-Zo tribes in the state.

In a statement issued on June 5, KIM alleged that heavily armed cadres of NSCN-IM and its proxy outfit ZUF (K) attacked the village at around 4 am. The organisation said the assault killed three civilians, destroyed seven houses and caused extensive damage to civilian properties.

The deceased were identified as Letkhongam Haokip, his wife Tinmary Haokip and Jangminlal Haokip, all residents of Loibol Khullen. According to a separate statement issued by the Kuki...