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Imphal/New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- A 31-year-old woman was allegedly shot, raped, and set on fire as militants attacked a tribal village in the Jiribam district of Manipur, officials familiar with the matter said on Friday - an incident that ruptured the fragile peace maintained in the strife-torn state for close totwo months.
According to people familiar with the matter, suspected members of the radical Metei organisation Arambai Tenggol, attacked the Zairawn village on Thursday night. The village is dominated by members of the Hmar community.
"Seventeen houses were burned by the Arambai Tenggol. While entering the village, they started burning the houses and firing from their automatic guns. Villagers fled to the jungle but a woman was trapped...," tribal outfit Indigenous Tribal Advocacy Committee (ITAC) said in a statement.
In his complaint to the police, the woman's husband said that she was raped before being set on fire.
"My wife. mother of three was brutally murdered (raped and burnt alive) on the fateful night of 7th November, 2024, at our...