{"id":209157,"date":"2026-08-29T15:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T10:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=209157"},"modified":"2026-08-29T15:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T10:20:46","slug":"manipur-ambush-survivor-says-attackers-wore-camouflage-uniforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/08\/29\/manipur-ambush-survivor-says-attackers-wore-camouflage-uniforms.html","title":{"rendered":"Manipur ambush survivor says attackers wore camouflage uniforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-209159\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/08\/Kuki-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/08\/Kuki-1.jpg 645w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/08\/Kuki-1-308x220.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kangpokpi: A survivor of the ambush in Manipur\u2019s Kangpokpi district that killed four Naga civilians said that the attackers were wearing full camouflage uniforms and fired at their vehicle from an isolated area.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, forty-four-year-old Gaikamang Ringkangmai, who sustained a bullet injury to his left arm, is undergoing treatment at Senapati District Hospital. He was rescued by security forces from the ambush site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am from Makui village. Yesterday, there were six of us in a vehicle. We frequently travelled by that route. We were going to Senapati district when we were ambushed by militants. Four of our colleagues died on the spot, while two of us escaped,\u201d Ringkangmai told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI received bullet injuries on my arm but jumped from the vehicle and ran to hide in the bushes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ringkangmai said that the attackers were positioned in pairs and were wearing full camouflage uniforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had red ribbons tied to the top of their rifles, from which they continued firing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The other person who survived the ambush has been identified as Japou MK.<\/p>\n<p>At least four members of the Naga community were killed and one injured when armed assailants ambushed their vehicle in a forested area of Kangpokpi district on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kangpokpi: A survivor of the ambush in Manipur\u2019s Kangpokpi district that killed four Naga civilians said that the attackers were wearing full camouflage uniforms and fired at their vehicle from an isolated area. According to Kashmir Media Service, forty-four-year-old Gaikamang Ringkangmai, who sustained a bullet injury to his left arm, is undergoing treatment at Senapati &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":209159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-209157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Manipur ambush survivor says attackers wore camouflage uniforms &#062; Kashmir Media Service<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/08\/29\/manipur-ambush-survivor-says-attackers-wore-camouflage-uniforms.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Manipur ambush survivor says attackers wore camouflage uniforms &#062; Kashmir Media Service\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kangpokpi: A survivor of the ambush in Manipur\u2019s Kangpokpi district that killed four Naga civilians said that the attackers were wearing full camouflage uniforms and fired at their vehicle from an isolated area. 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