Armed militants kill police officer, ambush security convoy in India's Manipur

Relatives and police officers mourn as they carry the body of Chingtham Anand, a Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), after he succumbed to his injuries after he was shot by suspected militants in the border town of Moreh, outside a hospital in Imphal, Manipur, India, October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Armed militants shot dead a senior police officer and wounded two others in separate attacks in India's Manipur on Tuesday, officials said, the latest episodes of violence in the restive state where ethnic clashes have killed at least 180 people this year.

A police spokesperson said militants opened fire at a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) while the officer was overseeing the construction of a helipad in Moreh, a trading town on the border with Myanmar.