IMPHAL: Tension gripped the B Gamnom area in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district after some miscreants, suspected to be Kuki militants, allegedly opened fire, killing four civilians, including the chief of MP Khullen village and a minor boy, on Tuesday morning.
The villagers were holding a meeting to condole the death of four Kuki militants who were gunned down in the nearby Maphou dam area by security forces in an encounter on Sunday when the miscreants suddenly fired at them, a source said.
Another minor boy, who sustained injuries in the attack, has been rushed to hospital. Many villagers of the area, fearing further attack by the miscreants, have rushed to safer places.
A massive search operation has been launched by the state and central forces to track down the miscreants. Chief minister N Biren Singh, who also holds the home portfolio, strongly condemned the attack on innocent villagers.
