Two children were killed in a bombing at their Manipur village home.

After suspected militants from the Kuki-Zo-dominated hill areas attacked a civilian home in Moirang Tronglaobi hamlet in the Bishnupur district with a bomb, Manipur was rocked by new violence. Two children were slain in the incident, which also caused panic in the area that is prone to unrest.

Two children were killed instantaneously when the rocket impacted a residential home in Tronglaobi village, according to local reports. While villagers raced to save those inside, the explosion damaged the house and shocked the neighbors.

Tronglaobi village is located in the high hill regions of the Churachandpur district on the Bishnupur district’s periphery. Due to its close proximity to hill positions allegedly manned by armed Kuki gangs, the area has long been seen as hazardous. According to locals, bombs shot from nearby hill slopes have landed inside the settlement, suggesting that the firing positions are more than three kilometers away.

 In order to stop the attack from getting worse, security personnel have put the region on high alert and rushed more troops to the critical belt. While keeping an eye on other susceptible communities situated along the hill-valley boundary, authorities are also undertaking surveillance and search operations in neighboring hill areas.

Concerns about the state’s safety have grown as a result of another unsettling incident. A seven-year-old girl who had been reported missing from the Akhampat relief camp was discovered dead under mysterious circumstances in a nearby region on the evening of April 6.

The child was now residing at the camp with a family that was internally displaced from Moreh. Although officials stated that a post-mortem examination would reveal the precise cause of death, preliminary indications indicate that the kid may have been sexually molested prior to being killed.  One suspect has been detained by police for interrogation. According to reports, the person lives in the same aid camp.

The twin events—the probable rape and murder of the little girl and the bombing that killed two children—have caused enormous sadness and indignation throughout the state. Leaders in the community and civil society organizations have vehemently denounced the violence and called for prompt justice as well as improved safety for vulnerable citizens, especially displaced families residing in relief camps.

Both events are being investigated, according to authorities, and security personnel are still on high alert in key regions. Many outlying settlements’ residents still live in constant terror of more strikes from nearby hill positions.