Four cadres of banned NSCN Eastern Flank shot dead by rival group in Manipur

Four cadres of the banned NSCN Eastern Flank were shot dead by members of a rival militant group in Manipur’s Kamjong district. Police said the attackers opened fire on a vehicle carrying six cadres, while two others managed to escape.

Imphal: Four cadres of a proscribed outfit were shot dead by members of a rival group in Manipur’s Kamjong district, police said.

The incident took place at 9 pm on Saturday in Hongbei village in the hill district, and the bodies of the four members of the banned NSCN Eastern Flank have been recovered, a senior officer said.

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“The police conducted a spot inquiry on Sunday morning and recovered the bodies,” he said.

According to a statement issued by the proscribed NSCN Eastern Flank, the rival group’s members stopped a vehicle with six of its cadres on board and fired at them.

The four cadres died on the spot, while two others managed to flee the spot, the outlawed organisation said.