India, April 7 -- A suspected rocket strike on a house in Manipur's Bishnupur district killed an infant and a five-year-old boy early Tuesday, sparking fresh unrest and a security clampdown in the region.

The injured were rushed to a hospital in Imphal. However, a five-month-old girl and a five-year-old boy succumbed to their injuries. Their mother sustained injuries in the attack.

The bodies have been kept at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal.

Suspected Kuki militants carried out the attack at Moirang Tronglaobi Awang Leikai at around 1.03am, officials confirmed. The explosion occurred at the residence of a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel when the family was asleep after a projectile struck the bedroom wi...