Two more Kuki-Zo women gunned down by assailants in Manipur
Two Kuki‑Zo women were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the remote village of Leijangphai, Tamenglong district, Manipur, on Tuesday, adding to a series of attacks on the community this week. The killings have heightened ethnic tensions and prompted condemnation from the Kuki‑Zo Council and calls for restraint from the Naga Village Authority.
- ✓Two Kuki‑Zo women were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the remote village of Leijangphai, Tamenglong district, Manipur, on Tuesday, adding to a series of attacks on the community this week.
- ✓On Tuesday at approximately 3 p.m., two Kuki‑Zo women were fatally shot in the remote settlement of Leijangphai near Muktokhal in Manipur’s Tamenglong district.
- ✓The killings have heightened ethnic tensions and prompted condemnation from the Kuki‑Zo Council and calls for restraint from the Naga Village Authority.
On Tuesday at approximately 3 p.m., two Kuki‑Zo women were fatally shot in the remote settlement of Leijangphai near Muktokhal in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. The victims have been identified as 76‑year‑old Phalneichong (Chonga) Sitlhou, the widow of the late Seidou Sitlhou, and 30‑year‑old Kimjalhing (Kimboi) Singson, a recent nursing graduate who had returned home to help with farming.
According to local sources, the women were carrying out routine farm work when unidentified armed assailants opened fire and set fire to several kutcha farmhouses. Some villagers remain unaccounted for after the attack. This incident marks the third violent episode in the Jiribam‑Tamenglong corridor within a week, following a Sunday assault that left four people dead, including two women, in the Kuki settlements of Longpi and Tollen.
The latest killings have intensified an already volatile situation stemming from the ethnic conflict that erupted in Manipur in May 2023, which has claimed hundreds of lives and displaced thousands. The Kuki‑Zo Council condemned the attacks, urging both the Manipur state government and the central government to safeguard vulnerable communities and bring perpetrators to justice. It also issued a directive to keep the bodies of any victims allegedly killed by Naga groups in cold storage pending further instructions. The Naga Village Authority, while denying involvement, appealed for restraint to prevent further communal division.
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| Issuing Authority | The Indian Express National |
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| Topic Category | INDIA |
| Jurisdiction | All India / National |
| Publication Date | 15 September 2026 |