Ukhrul: At least three Kuki-Zo village volunteers and one member of the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) were killed in an alleged gunfight resulting from an internal dispute on Friday morning.
According to reliable sources, the incident occurred around 8 a.m. in two separate locations, Molnoi Pallel and Molnom, approximately 1.5 km apart in the Pallel area under Tengnoupal district of Manipur.
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In what appears to be a retaliatory act, members of the Village Volunteer Force (VVF) set ablaze the house of SS Haokip, the leader of the UKLF, in Pallel. Heavy smoke was seen billowing from the house as it was engulfed in flames.
The area has been cordoned off by security forces and police at the time of filing this report.
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