Manipur: 3 of 4 who went missing while collecting firewood found dead

Three out of four people, who went missing while collecting firewood in a forest amid fresh violence in ethnic riot-hit Manipur, were found dead in Churachandpur district on Thursday, reported news agency PTI.

Four people from Akasoi in Bishnupur district went missing on Wednesday afternoon while collecting firewood in the nearby hills in Churachandpur.

The bodies of Ibomcha Singh, 51, and his son Anand Singh, 20, and 38-year-old Romen Singh were found near Haotak Phailen, police said.

A search is on for the other missing person, identified as Dara Singh, they said.

The three persons were suspected to have been killed by terrorists, a police officer said.

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Fresh violence erupted in Manipur on Wednesday as an incident of firing was reported in the Bishnupur district. The firing incident occurred between Kumbi in Bishnupur and Wangoo in Thoubal. Six rounds of mortar firing took place before firing from small firearms ensued, according to local reports.

Several people went missing in Manipur after the ethnic strife rocked the state from early May 2023.