Two Naga civilians killed in Manipur’s Senapati district
Two Naga civilians were killed and two others injured in Senapati district, Manipur, in an attack officials attributed to suspected extremists. Authorities had not confirmed how the deaths occurred or identified a motive. The incident came less than two days after four people were killed in neighbouring Kamjong district.
Two Naga civilians were killed and two others injured in Manipur’s Senapati district on Saturday, according to officials cited by The Hindu. The deceased were identified as Rocky Mao of Chowainamei village and Kumar Poumai of Laii Shirafii village. Officials could not confirm how the two men were killed or what led to the incident.
The attack was attributed in the report to suspected extremists. Senapati is a Naga-dominated district, and the two victims belonged to different Naga communities: Mao and Poumai. The two injured people were identified as Ashiho Sani and Adani Manio, both from the Mao Naga community.
They were taken to a private hospital for treatment. The bodies of the two men were transported to Senapati District Hospital for autopsies and other legal procedures. No further details about the circumstances of the attack were provided.
The killings occurred fewer than 48 hours after four people were shot dead in Kamjong district by assailants reportedly based in Myanmar. The source material did not state whether the two incidents were connected. Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh was in Senapati on an official visit when reports of the killings emerged.
He had attended the silver jubilee celebrations of a missionary school in Mao, near the border with Nagaland. Authorities had not announced a motive or confirmed the identity of those responsible. The investigation and legal formalities were continuing, according to the report.
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