India, March 23 -- Fresh violence was reported from Manipur's Ukhrul district on Monday after unidentified armed men allegedly opened fire on civilians working in farmlands in the Litan area, injuring at least one person.

The incident occurred around 1 p.m. at Langthai Mol farmlands under Mongkot Chepu village. Local residents said the gunfire appeared to have originated from nearby elevated terrain, triggering panic and forcing people in the fields to flee.

A young woman from the Kuki community sustained a bullet injury, though her condition had not been officially confirmed at the time of reporting.

The Kuki Civil Society Organisations (CSO) Working Committee in Ukhrul condemned the incident, describing it as a targeted attack on civ...