Man Shot Dead In Manipur's Jiribam Amid Tension Over Killing Of Women, Children

Bodies of three woman and three children were brought to a morgue in Assam's Silchar on Friday night.

A protester was shot dead during a clash between security forces and a mob in Manipur's violence-hit Jiribam district, officials said Monday. A police official in Imphal said a young man, identified as K Athouba, was killed in an exchange of gunfire Sunday night.

It is unclear who fired the bullet that killed the 21-year-old.

However, protesters have claimed Manipur Police special commandos had fired their weapons to disperse the mob, and that Athouba was killed in the firing and two others were injured.