Imphal, Oct. 15 -- A woman from the Kuki community was reportedly killed and two others went missing following a gunfight between Kuki and Naga groups in Manipur's Kamjong district on Thursday, police said, amid continuing tensions between the two communities.

Police officers said the incident occurred at around 4 pm in the jungle between Phaikoh and Mulvailup villages, close to the Indo-Myanmar border.

Local Kuki bodies claimed that Hatneikim Haokip (age could be confirmed) was killed during the crossfire, while her husband managed to escape unhurt. Two other Kuki-Zo civilians remain missing, they said.

Hatneikim Haokip and three others were reportedly travelling to purchase essential commodities for their families when the attack was...