Prateek Tanmay
2 min readImphalUpdated: Jun 8, 2026 08:29 PM IST
A Rongmei Naga man, 58, was killed by armed miscreants in Kangpokpi district of Manipur on Monday.
Official sources said a group of villagers from Pongringlong Part-I, a Rongmei Naga village in Kangpokpi which is a Kuki-dominated district, had gone to collect firewood in the forest around 6.40 am when armed miscreants allegedly opened fire at them. While most of the villagers escaped, Chungjanglung Panmei went missing after being hit by a bullet.
The police launched a rescue operation, and around 1.30 pm his body was recovered. Police said Panmei’s body bore four bullet injury marks, and it seemed he was shot from point-blank range. The body was taken to Imphal for a post-mortem.
Pongringlong Youth Club, a local Rongmei Naga body, in a statement claimed Panmei’s was killed by Kuki militants in Kangpokpi forests. The club said it was a matter of serious concern and required a thorough and impartial investigation by a competent authority.
Pongringlong Village authority said Panmei was a member of the village authority. He, along with eight villagers, had gone to collect firewood and to fix water pipes that reach the village.
