International Desk: India's Manipur is hot again due to communal violence. Armed extremists allegedly burned an indigenous woman alive there. As a result, several houses were set on fire in Jiribam district of Manipur on Thursday night.

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According to a report of the Indian media The Hindu, the deceased woman was first shot, then her body was set on fire by miscreants. Due to which Manipur has become restless once again.

The violent incident took place in Zairaun, Hama tribal village. The Hamar are ethnically related to the Kuki-Jo people, who have been in conflict with the Meitei community in the state since 3 May 2023.

Police officials said that the miscreants attacked around 7 km from the district headquarters Jiribam on the day of the incident at around 9 pm. The gunfight lasted for about an hour.

The woman's husband Nugurthansang said a bullet hit Josangkim's thigh . Josangkim was a teacher at the local Harmon Dew English Junior High School.

The assailants allowed Nugurthansang's elderly parents and three children aged four to eight to leave, but refused to release his wife, ITLF said. The burnt body of the woman was recovered from inside the house on Friday morning. The attackers also killed a few dogs and took away seven two-wheelers.

17 houses and three shops were set on fire during the attack. A senior officer said - 'There was an incident of gunfight and arson'. However, we have no reports of any deaths in the attack. We're investigating to find out.

Meanwhile, in a video on the social media platform, some women were seen carrying Josangkim Hamer's 'burnt remains'.

Officials said that a team of forensic experts has been sent to the village to confirm the matter. Since May 2023, 250 people have died and at least 60,000 have been displaced due to communal violence in Manipur.