Overview
- An NIA probe was ordered after Saturday’s ambush on the Imphal–Ukhrul road killed retired Naga Regiment soldier SW Chinaoshang and civilian Yaruingam Vashum.
- Police said gunmen fired on several civilian vehicles near TM Kasom after the convoy moved beyond its escort, and security forces began search operations in the area.
- Responsibility is contested, with Tangkhul Naga Long blaming Kuki groups under a ceasefire called the Suspension of Operations, while the Kuki‑Zo Council denied any role.
- In the separate April 7 Tronglaobi attack that killed two children, the home minister said the NIA is handling the case and five suspected United Kuki National Army cadres were arrested.
- Protests over the child killings have turned into nightly clashes and a five‑day shutdown from Sunday midnight, with injuries to civilians and three CRPF women in a conflict that has killed at least 260 people and displaced about 60,000.