IMPHAL: Four people, including two women, were killed on Friday, November 13, when suspected militants opened fire on two vehicles on the Imphal-Ukhrul road in Manipur's Ukhrul district, police said. The attack took place at around 1 pm in the New Heaven area, a senior police officer said.
Source: PTI via The Daily Jagran, Nov 13, 2026
"Two men and two women, who were travelling in the two cars, died on the spot. Bullet marks were seen on the windshields of the two vehicles," the senior officer said. The victims were travelling in a Maruti Swift car and a Bolero pick-up towards Imphal when they came under fire, EastMojo reported.
Source: Nagaland.News (EastMojo / India Today NE), Nov 13, 2026
The dead were identified as Haoleila RS and her son Kapangkhui RS, residents of Shangshak village, and siblings August Ngalung and Khanmila Keishing, residents of Tashar village, EastMojo reported. Police reached the spot and an investigation is under way; no arrests had been reported at the time of writing.
Source: Nagaland.News (EastMojo), Nov 13, 2026
Friday's ambush came a day after a 42-year-old Kuki woman was shot dead and two men were injured at Taphou on the Kangpokpi-Senapati border, an attack that triggered a 48-hour shutdown call. That was a separate incident in a neighbouring district. Read the earlier story: Kuki woman killed at Taphou, shutdown called
Who carried out the attack? Police have not named any group
Police have described the attackers only as suspected militants. EastMojo, citing a police source, reported that suspected Kuki militants allegedly carried out the ambush, and Hub News said preliminary reports pointed the same way. No group has claimed responsibility, and police have not officially named any outfit — the attribution remains an allegation, not an established fact.
Source: Nagaland.News (EastMojo / Hub News), Nov 13, 2026
A Kuki organisation in Ukhrul denied any involvement of the Kuki-Zo community in the killings. The Kuki CSO working committee, Ukhrul, said there should not be any attempt to implicate the community without credible and verifiable evidence.
Source: PTI via The Daily Jagran, Nov 13, 2026
Investigation sought; Congress attacks government
Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen said she had taken cognisance of the incident and called for a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation, Aalimi Nation reported. Security forces have launched a search for the attackers, police said.
Source: Aalimi Nation, Nov 13, 2026
Congress Legislature Party leader Keisham Meghachandra attacked the state's BJP government after the killings. "Five people have been killed in the past 24 hours. When will the people feel secure? When will the government take accountability and responsibility for all these killings?" he said, condemning the killings of both Kuki and Naga civilians and accusing the state and central governments of failing to provide security.
Source: PTI via The Daily Jagran, Nov 13, 2026
A highway that has come under fire before
The Imphal-Ukhrul highway stretch near New Heaven and Litan has seen repeated attacks on travellers this year, and residents of Ukhrul and Kamjong have increasingly taken longer village roads to avoid it, EastMojo reported. On November 12, a farmer was shot and injured while harvesting paddy at Sinakeithei in Ukhrul district. Manipur's ethnic conflict, which erupted in May 2023, has claimed at least 306 lives, and clashes between Kuki and Naga communities in the hill districts have left at least 50 people dead since February this year, PTI reported. What happens next: police say the investigation is continuing and more details will be released as they are confirmed; the exact circumstances of Friday's ambush have not yet been made public.
Source: Nagaland.News / PTI via The Daily Jagran, Nov 13, 2026