Imphal, Nov. 12 -- A 40-year-old woman farmer was killed and two others were injured in an exchange of gunfire near Manipur's Senapati-Kangpokpi district boundary on Thursday morning. Travel advisories were issued for National Highway-2 (NH-2) following the incident.

According to preliminary reports, the deceased was identified as Kimneineng Chongloi, wife of Thanggou Chongloi and a resident of Taphou Kuki village. She died on the spot after sustaining bullet wounds while working in a paddy field.

Two other residents of the same village, identified as Sehngam Chongloi alias David and Lamkhochon Chongloi, were injured in the crossfire.

The firing began around 11 am in the Kuki Taphou area near Kailengjang along the inter-district bounda...