1 killed, 2 injured in Manipur firing

A 25-year-old village volunteer was killed and two others were injured in a shootout between two warring communities in Manipur’s Imphal East district on Tuesday, police said. A senior official said the firing took place at Pukhao Shantipur bordering Kangpokpi district. The deceased has been identified as Sagolsem Loya. He was taken to a private hospital in Imphal where he died, the officer said. There have been reports of intermittent firing in Pukhao and surrounding hilly areas since Sunday night. More than 180 people have been killed in Manipur since caste violence broke out on May 3 last year.