India, May 14 -- In fresh violence in Manipur on Wednesday, suspected militants shot three church leaders dead and injured four others in Kangpokpi district, while a civilian was gunned down and his wife wounded in Noney district, officials said.

The Kangpokpi incident happened in the morning hours at a place between Kotzim and Kotlen villages when members of the Thadou Baptist Association (TBA) were returning from Churachandpur after attending a religious congregation.

The second incident occurred at a place between Jouzangtek and Nungsai villages in Noney district around 8 pm.

After the Kangpokpi ambush, Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh stated that such "senseless acts of violence" against innocent civilians threaten peace in Manipur...