Three church leaders are killed in an ambush in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, reports say. The victims, identified in coverage as members of the Thadou Baptist Association (TBA), are travelling in two vehicles and are returning to Kangpokpi from Churachandpur district after attending a TBA conference or religious congregation in Lamka/“Lamka” (as cited in reports). The attack happens midway along the route, described as a location between Kotzim and Kotlen villages. Media reports say the incident occurs in the morning hours of 13 May. Alongside the deaths, India Today reports that four people are injured in the attack. Other accounts characterize the killings as a targeted assault, while details of responsibility are not uniformly specified across the excerpts provided. The reports consistently place the incident in Kangpokpi district, link it to the TBA gathering and the return journey from Churachandpur/Lamka, and describe the victims travelling in two vehicles when they are attacked.
Three church leaders killed in ambush in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district
Three church leaders are killed in an ambush in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, reports say. The victims, identified in coverage as members of the Thadou Baptist Association (TBA), are travelling in two...
- Three church leaders associated with the Thadou Baptist Association (TBA) are killed in Kangpokpi district, Manipur.
- The attack happens on 13 May during the morning, at a location described as between Kotzim and Kotlen villages.
- Victims are returning to Kangpokpi from Churachandpur after attending a TBA conference or religious congregation in Lamka.
- The victims travel in two vehicles and are attacked midway along the route.
- India Today reports four other people are injured in the ambush.
The Kangpokpi incident happened in the morning hours of 13 May at a place between Kotzim and Kotlen villages when members of the Thadou Baptist Association (TBA) were returning from Churachandpur after attending a religious congregation
3 months agochurch leaders killed injured in ambush in Manipurs Kangpokpi district
3 months agoThe victims were travelling in two vehicles and were returning to Kangpokpi from Churachandpur district after attending a TBA Conference in Lamka when they were attacked midway.
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