Woman succumbs to injuries
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, January 17 2026:
A young Kuki-Zo woman, who allegedly endured abduction and sexual assault during the early days of the Manipur conflict in May 2023, has succumbed to her injuries nearly three years later.
Lhingnu Haokip (name changed), who had been undergoing extended medical treatment at Apollo Hospital, Guwahati, breathed her last on January 10, 2026, due to complications arising from the grave injuries she suffered.
She was barely 18 years old when she was allegedly assaulted.
At the time of her death, she was around 20 .
She was a resident of New Checkon Colony, Imphal, a mixed-ethnic locality that quickly turned into a flashpoint following the outbreak of violence on May 3, 2023 .




