Imphal, Nov. 13 -- A 45-year-old Naga farmer was injured in a shooting while harvesting paddy in Manipur's Ukhrul district on Wednesday, with villagers questioning the response of security personnel stationed near the area.

The incident occurred around 3 pm on November 11 in Sinakeithei village, under Litan Police Station, when suspected Kuki armed miscreants allegedly opened fire on farmers working in their fields from the Lungter Hills range.

The injured farmer, identified as Newton Mahung, son of the late Mayonmi Mahung of Sinakeithei village, sustained a bullet injury to his right shoulder. Security forces rescued him and took him to the District Hospital in Ukhrul for treatment.

According to official reports, joint security forces...