Two persons were killed and several injured in fresh round of violence in Manipur on August 29.
Heavy exchange of fire was reported in the Khoirentak area on the boundary of the Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts.
The firing started hours before the Manipur Assembly session convened on Tuesday. It began around 6.30 a.m. and continued till late in the night. One of the deceased was identified as Jangminlun Gangte (30), a village defence guard. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) said that Gangte was killed around 10 a.m. when Kuki-Zo villages around Khoirentak came under attack.
