Six people, including one civilian, were killed as fresh violence broke out between two warring ethnic communities in the northeast Indian state of Manipur on Saturday, authorities said. The majority

In Manipur's Jiribam district, six people were killed in fresh violence, including one civilian. Gunfights and drone bomb attacks have caused residents to flee. Security forces deployed anti-drone systems and army choppers for surveillance.

Five people, including a civilian, were killed in new violence in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, officials said Saturday. Police said one civilian was shot dead while he slept and four armed individuals were killed in a subsequent exchange of fire between two warring communities in the Jiribam district.

Manipur, a state of 3.2 million people, has been split into two ethnic enclaves since the battle started in May 2023: the Kuki-dominated mountains and the Meitei-controlled valleys. A section of no-man's land kept under observation by government paramilitary soldiers divides the areas.

Violence continued in strife-torn Manipur for the second day on Saturday after an elderly Meitei community resident was killed and in 'retaliation' four Kuki militants were gunned down in the Jiribam district.

At least six people were killed, in fresh violence in the north-eastern state of Manipur, the state-run broadcaster, A

According to India police, new fighting between two rival ethnic groups in the northeast state of Manipur resulted in the deaths of six persons, including one civilian. Following a court decision for