# Two killed in firing on firewood collectors in Manipur

> Suspected militants opened fire on a group collecting firewood in Imphal East, killing two men and injuring two others.
- Title: Two killed in firing on firewood collectors in Manipur
- Summary: Suspected militants opened fire on a group collecting firewood in Imphal East, killing two men and injuring two others. Two firewood collectors were shot…
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- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/people-killed-in-firing-on-firewood-collectors-in-manipurs-imphal-east/article71602374.ece
- Author: PTI
- Published: 2026-10-19T08:40:50+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: manipur, imphal east, nongshum, firewood collectors, suspected militants, shooting, news, politics
## Ambush on firewood collectors
More than ten people went to hills near Nongshum around seven a.m. on October nineteenth to collect firewood when suspected militants ambushed them, officials said.
## Two dead, two injured
Two men were shot dead on the spot and two others sustained gunshot injuries in the firing in Manipur's Imphal East district on Monday.
## Survivor describes the attack
An injured man taken to a private hospital in Imphal said, while we were loading the firewood, we were suddenly fired upon.

> While we were loading the firewood, we were suddenly fired upon.
## Search ongoing for missing
Two men's bodies were being retrieved and around three people were yet to be traced, officials said as efforts continued at the scene.
## Key takeaway

Two firewood collectors were shot dead and two injured when suspected militants ambushed their group near Nongshum in Manipur's Imphal East district on October nineteenth, twenty twenty-six.