4 killed in ambush on Imphal-Ukhrul road
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal/Ukhrul, November 13 2026: Four civilians including a mother-son duo and two siblings were killed in a deadly ambush carried out by suspected Kuki militants in the New Heaven area of Sokhvao along NH-202 (Imphal-Ukhrul road), Ukhrul district under Litan police station.

The mother and her son were travelling in a car (Maruti Suzuki Swift) while the two siblings were travelling in a Bolero Pick-Up when Kuki militants ambushed them with sophisticated weapons from the direction of Yaolen Chepu Kuki village this afternoon.

The ambush took place when the four civilians were approaching New Heaven on their way from Ukhrul to Imphal.

All four of them were killed on the spot, sources said.

4 killed in ambush on Imphal-Ukhrul road

The deceased mother and her son have been identified as Haoleila RS and Kapangkhui RS of Sangshak village.

The two siblings have been identified as Tychicus Ngalung and Khanmila of Tashar village, Ukhrul district.

Multiple bullet marks were seen on both the windshields of the two vehicles.

It is said that the ambush site is a few metres away from New Heaven where security forces are stationed.

Soon after the incident, a team of security forces rushed to the spot and evacuated the deceased victims.

Later, the dead bodies were deposited at Ukhrul district hospital.

After the incident, security forces reportedly carried out search operations in some suspected areas to nab the perpetrators but there was no report of any arrest till the time of filing this report.

Meanwhile, a case has been registered at Litan police station in connection with the deadly ambush, said the sources.

It was the fourth time Kuki militants carried out an ambush on Imphal-Ukhrul road between Litan and New Heaven, a stretch of just around 5 Kms.

So far, seven innocent civilians have been killed in the repeated ambush carried out by Kuki militants on this stretch of Imphal-Ukhrul road.

Meanwhile, Tangkhul civil organisations have vehemently condemned the heinous attacks carried out by Kuki militants upon unarmed civilians in the New Heaven areas.

The Tangkhul CSOs have also served a three-day ultimatum to the State Government and the Government of India to flush out all Kuki narco-terrorists from all Naga areas of Manipur, particularly the Tangkhul Naga region.

They also held the State Government and the Government of India accountable for the loss of innocent civilians in the hands of Kuki narco-terrorists.

A tense situation has gripped Ukhrul following the deadly ambush.