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Woman killed as police investigate unclaimed Tollen village shooting

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC · How we work

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Economic blockade threat

A woman was killed and her husband and son injured in a shooting at a house in Tollen village, Tamenglong, Manipur on Sunday.
Local leaders warned the attack could signal ethnic-cleansing, demanded an independent NIA probe and additional central security forces.
The L. Tollen Village Authority blamed Naga militant groups NSCN-IM and ZUF-K for the shooting.
Kuki Inpi Jiri announced a 24-hour economic blockade, threatening indefinite shutdown without government action.

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Calls for Impartial Probe

A woman was killed and her husband and six-year-old son injured in a shooting at a home in Tollen village, Tamenglong district, Manipur on Sunday.
Local village authorities called for calm and an impartial investigation to preserve community unity.
Police said no group has claimed responsibility and opened an investigation to identify the attackers.
BJP leader and ex-Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh condemned the shooting as deeply disturbing.

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Historical Context

In May 1993 Manipur saw ethnic riots between Kuki and Naga groups that left over 100 dead, prompted security forces to intervene, and led to the 1994 amendment of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, entrenching a security-heavy stance. That legacy frames today’s Tollen village shooting, where BJP leader N. Biren Singh demanded a probe and blamed NSCN-IM and ZUF-K.

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Economic blockade threat

A woman was killed and her husband and son injured in a shooting at a house in Tollen village, Tamenglong, Manipur on Sunday.
Local leaders warned the attack could signal ethnic-cleansing, demanded an independent NIA probe and additional central security forces.
The L. Tollen Village Authority blamed Naga militant groups NSCN-IM and ZUF-K for the shooting.
Kuki Inpi Jiri announced a 24-hour economic blockade, threatening indefinite shutdown without government action.

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