India, Oct. 20 -- Unidentified assailants killed a 45-year-old Kuki man in ethnic violence-hit Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Tuesday, even as around six Kuki houses were set ablaze in Ukhrul and a shutdown was imposed to protest against the killing of three Meiteis in an ambush in Imphal East on Monday. The shutdown largely affected five Meitei-dominated districts in Imphal Valley.

Residents said two people were collecting bamboo shoots when the assailants fired at them in Kangpokpi, killing Paolen Khongsai on the spot. The second person had a narrow escape.

Local bodies and village volunteers issued a warning asking people to refrain from moving in forested and isolated areas due to the suspected movement of armed men as police rushe...