Guwahati, June 20 -- An elderly Kuki-Zo woman was tragically killed in a crossfire between security forces and armed men in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Thursday. The fatal incident occurred just hours after a Meitei farmer sustained gunshot wounds in Bishnupur district, fueling renewed ethnic tensions in the volatile region.
According to police, Hoikholhing, wife of the Langchingmanbi village chief, was found dead with a bullet injury amidst an exchange of fire. Her body has been moved to Churachandpur District Hospital for post-mortem examination.
The chain of events began when Ningthoujam Biren, a Meitei farmer, was shot in his paddy field in Bishnupur district's Phubala area by unknown armed miscreants around 3 p.m. Officials s...