Former Manipur MLA’s wife killed in bomb blast, three others in gunfight between militants, village volunteers

GUWAHATI: A former MLA’s wife was killed in a bomb blast in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, officials said on Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Charubala, wife of a former Manipur MLA Yamthong Haokip.

The incident occurred around 2:30 pm on Saturday at the residence of Yamthong Haokip.Haokip belongs to the Kuki-Zo community, at Saikul in Kangpokpi district.

Charubala, a Meitei, was in the garden at the time of the explosion. She was grievously injured and was rushed to a local hospital, but she succumbed to injuries around 11 pm.

Haokip and their daughter were also at the residence but they escaped unhurt. The motive behind the attack is not known. The police said they were probing the case.

The incident comes close on the heels of the killing of three persons during a gunfight between the members of the insurgent group United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) and Kuki village volunteers in the Tengnoupal district on Friday.

A militant belonging to the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) and two village volunteers of the same community died.

In retaliation to the killings, village volunteers set ablaze the residence of UKLF chief. The reason behind the conflict between the two sides was not known.

(With inputs from PTI)

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