A 45-year-old villager died in Manipur in an accident following an attack by an armed group, one of the three such incidents reported over 24 hours from the State’s Imphal Valley since January 27 evening.
Locals said Warrekpam Kiran died when an under-construction bunker collapsed on him after he and other “village defence volunteers” of Bishnupur district’s Santipur village thwarted an attack by gunmen who had descended from Phuroi, a nearby hill.
Editorial | Dangerous status quo: On continuing hostilities in Manipur
