Four people, including a senior militant leader of the Kuki National Organisation/Kuki National Army and an elderly woman aged between 60 and 72, were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Manipur's Churachandpur district. The victims were traveling in a car when the attack occurred, which police suspect is linked to a factional rivalry among Kuki militant groups. The incident has prompted the arrest of three militants from different outfits in the region. Authorities continue to investigate the motives and identities of the assailants.