Guwahati, July 2 -- Kuki Inpi Jiribam, Tamenglong and Noney (JTN) has strongly condemned an alleged attack on Leikot Kuki Village in Manipur's Noney district, claiming that suspected NSCN-IM militants targeted the village in the early hours of Thursday.

In a press release issued on July 2, the apex body of the Kuki tribes alleged that the attack took place at around 5:00 a.m., when armed militants launched an assault on the village. According to the organisation, local village volunteers attempted to defend the settlement using licensed single-barrel firearms but were outmatched by attackers allegedly equipped with automatic weapons and mortar shells.

Kuki Inpi claimed that the village volunteers were eventually forced to retreat, after...