Normal life hit partially due to bandh in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district over killing of woman

Imphal Normal life was partially affected in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Friday (November 13, 2026) with the closure of markets and business establishments, as a tribal organisation observed a shutdown to protest against the killing of a woman in a gunfight between two rival groups a day ago. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/ Buses and autorickshaws remained off the roads, inconveniencing commuters.

Kuki woman killed, two hurt in Manipur attack Kuki woman killed, two hurt in Manipur attack The incident occurred near Taphou Kuki village in the Kuki-majority Kangpokpi district that borders Naga-dominated Senapati district Kuki woman killed, two hurt in Manipur attack storyline 1 Kangpokpi-based Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU) called the 48-hour shutdown from November 12 midnight, following the gunfight in the vicinity of Taphou Kuki village on Thursday (November 12) morning. The organisation, however, announced that educational institutions, medical and emergency services would be exempted from the purview of the bandh.