Imphal, September 01, 2023 (PPI-OT): Eight persons were killed and over two dozen were injured in gunfight in violence-hit Manipur state in India. According to Kashmir Media Service, as heavy exchange of fire continued between two groups in the areas, bordering the Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts for the fourth consecutive day, today, three people, including two who had been injured by splinters a day ago, died, police said. Women-led groups in Meitei-dominated Bishnupur have been stopping additional Indian forces from reaching the areas where the two groups have engaged in an intense gunfight since the early hours of August 29.

The two persons, who succumbed to injuries, were identified as music composer L.S. Mangboi, 42, and Richard Hemkholun, 31, both residents of Churachandpur. Kuki groups said that their villages have been pounded by mortar shells from the valley, leading to the deaths and injuries of several village guards. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), a Kuki-Zo body, called for an emergency shutdown in Churachandpur, stating that the Khousabung, Kangvai and Sugnu areas are under attack.

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