Two shot dead, houses burnt by armed assailants in Manipur's Kamjong

Suspected equipped assailants attacked a colony successful Manipur's Kamjong territory connected Thursday (June 11, 2026), gunning down 2 persons and burning respective houses, constabulary said.

The incidental took spot a time aft the bodies of six Naga civilians were recovered successful Kangpokpi district. It is suspected that the mortal remains belonged to those held hostage by equipped groups.

Kultuh Kuki, a tiny village, was attacked by the attackers astatine astir 4.55 a.m., during which 2 persons were killed, constabulary said.

Some 30 households adjacent the borderline country with Myanmar were besides burnt, the authoritative said.

Security forces person reached the distant village, but the individuality of the perpetrators is yet to beryllium known.

Kuki Baptist Convention condemned the killings and urged the authorities to instrumentality "decisive and broad measures" to guarantee extortion of civilians.

On the killing, Congress person Dr. Lamtinthang Haokip claimed that "the Head Deacon of the Kultuh Church and Chairman of the Youth Dept were brutally murdered."

He alleged that the government's nonaccomplishment to power the concern is "beyond tolerance".