Two Kuki-Zo villagers were killed and several houses were set on fire in Manipur's Kamjong district on Thursday amid fresh violence following the recovery of the bodies of six missing Naga men.
According to local sources, armed Tangkhul militants, suspected to be cadres of the NSCN (Eastern Flank), attacked Kultuh Kuki village in Kamjong district, killing two villagers and injuring several others.
The deceased were identified as Letminlun Haokip, Head Deacon of the Kuki Baptist Church in Kultuh, and Lunminthang Haokip, President of the Kultuh Youth Club.
Sources said the attackers opened fire on the village before setting several houses ablaze.
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