In another incident which has been reported from Manipurs Ukhrul district on Friday morning, armed miscreants gunned down three members of the Kuki community.According to the officials, the incident happened at around 4:30 am at Thouwai Kuki located around 47 km from Ukhrul town, a village which is inhabited by Kuki tribals. Notably, the district is dominated by Tangkhuls, a Naga tribe.“According to our information, a group of armed miscreants approached the village from the hills located to the east of the village and started firing at village guards. Three people from the village have been killed in the incident. There are no reports of any injuries,” said N Vashum, superintendent of police (SP), Ukhrul, confirmed.According to the top officials of police, all the security measures have been taken and security has been beefed up in the area, following the incident. The search operation to nab the people involved is on.Before this, on August 5 five people including three Meiteis and two Kuki got killed in the shooting incident in Churachandpur district.Notably, communal clashes broke out between the two communities on May 4. Since then, it has claimed at least 160 lives and have displaced around 50,000 people.
