Imphal, Manipur, April 14 (HBTV): Violence continues unabated in Manipur and gunfire. The violence was showing ebb after the declaration of the Model Code of Conduct for the Lok Sabha elections.  

However, it has resumed during the past two days. Two people were killed on Saturday at Moirangpurel, an area between Imphal East and Kangpokpi district. They are understood to have been killed during a gun firing incident.           

The two deceased were said to be from the Kangpokpi side.            

Confirming the incident, the Committee on Tribal Unity said ‘following the brutal killing of two Kuki-Zo volunteers in Phailengmol region of Kangpokpi district and the shooting of a man belonging to the Kuki-Zo by armed Meitei miscreants at Shantipur, the CoTU imposed a 24-hour total shutdown from midnight of April 13 till midnight of April 14 in the entire Sadar Hills Kangpokpi district’.

The deceased have been identified as a Kamminlal Lupheng (23) of Nongdam Kuki under Maphoudam Police Station, Kangpokpi district of Manipur; and Kamlengsat Lunkim (22) of Bongjang village, also in Kangpokpi district.