{
  "id": 3132290,
  "title": "Naga-Kuki crossfire: CRPF sub-inspector shot at in Manipur",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/naga-kuki-crossfire-crpf-sub-inspector-shot-at-in-manipur-3132290",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T23:00:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - India",
    "slug": "the-indian-express-india",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/naga-kuki-crossfire-crpf-sub-inspector-shot-at-in-manipur-10847981/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At around 2:40 am on Monday, fresh violence erupted along the border between Senapati, a predominantly Naga district, and Kangpokpi, a Kuki-Zo dominated district in Manipur. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) sub-inspector Pradeep Singh, serving with the 36th Battalion, was on duty at an outpost in Matanmai Naga village, located near the border with Taphou Kuki in Kangpokpi district. Singh sustained a bullet injury to his left foot during the crossfire that ensued.\n\nPreliminary reports indicate that the violence began when a house was allegedly set on fire by unidentified individuals in Taphou Kuki. Emergency services arrived at the scene around 3:30 am. Additional incidents occurred around 4 am in the Mareimei area on the Senapati side, where a house belonging to Nagas was reportedly set ablaze, and another was demolished by unidentified forces.\n\nThe situation escalated around 9 am, with firing breaking out. In response, security forces have been deployed in Taphou and surrounding areas to maintain order. The violence has significantly disrupted traffic along the Imphal-Dimapur highway (NH-2), which connects Manipur and Nagaland. Transport services on this crucial route had only resumed last Friday after a three-year hiatus, following the ethnic unrest that erupted in May 2023.",
  "summary": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Manipur: 1 CRPF personnel injured, 2 houses burnt by unknown armed individuals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/manipur-1-crpf-personnel-injured-2-houses-burnt-by-unknown-armed",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:19:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "CRPF jawan injured in gunfight, houses torched in Manipur's Senapati district",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/crpf-jawan-injured-in-gunfight-houses-torched-in-manipurs-senapati",
        "published": "2026-08-24T12:29:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Naga-Kuki crossfire: CRPF sub-inspector shot at in Manipur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/naga-kuki-crossfire-crpf-sub-inspector-shot-at-in-manipur",
        "published": "2026-08-24T23:00:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}