Imphal, February 7 (IANS): Manipur Police beefed up security measures on Sunday as Kuki organisations condemned the "unprovoked" gun attack on February 3 on Kukis in Molnom villagers near Pallel town along National Highway 2. Several shots were fired at the terrified villagers in Molnom. One youth, Lunkhogin Haokip, sustained serious injuries, Kukis of the village said.
In a joint statement condemning the incident, the Kuki Chiefs' Association in Chandel district, the Kuki People's Forum, the Thadou Students' Association, and the Kuki Students' Organisation said that some cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) had opened fire at the villagers. The Kuki Reformation Forum also condemned what it described as the unprovoked firing.
Over the years of, more than 1,000 innocent men, women and children have died in the armed clashes between the two tribes. The joint statement said that the NSCN-IM cadres surrounded the Molnom village on February 3 night and opened fire at three youths who had gone to a mountain stream. It appealed to the central and state governments to bring about a resolution to such unprovoked firing.
It said that on August 22 last year the Aimol Ngairong village was attacked with bombs and guns, which caused the death of one villager.
