Imphal, March 23 A woman sustained a gunshot wound after suspected miscreants allegedly opened fire in the Ukhrul district of Manipur on Monday, officials said.
The woman was injured on her leg during the firing at the Mongkot Chepu village, a Kuki settlement in the Tangkhul Naga-majority district, they said.
She was given first aid before being shifted to the Kangpokpi district for further treatment, they said, adding that her condition was stated to be stable.
The Kuki CSO Working Committee, Ukhrul, said the incident occurred around 1 pm when villagers, including women, were engaged in routine agricultural activities in fields located a few hundred metres from the main settlement.
The organisation alleged that suspected armed individuals opened fire from a hilltop.
