Woman shot dead outside school in Manipur's Imphal

A woman was shot dead outside a school in Manipur's Imphal West district by unidentified assailants today, sources said. The incident comes a day after schools re-opened in the violence-hit state.

Just a day after schools were re-opened across Manipur, a woman was allegedly shot dead by unidentified criminals outside a school in Imphal West on Thursday, sources said. Sources in the police said the identity and community of the victim is yet to be identified.According to sources, the incident took place outside Shishu Nishtha Niketan school. The incident has sparked panic in the area, where schools reopened a day ago.

The shooting comes amid ongoing ethnic clashes in the state that have been raging for over two months. Earlier in the day, security forces disrupted a confrontation in the Kangpokpi district between two armed groups from the Mapao and Awang Sekmai regions, PTI reported.

In another incident of violence, the house of an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel was set ablaze by a mob in the Thoubal district after he foiled the attempts of rioters to loot firearms from the police armoury, officials said on Wednesday.