India, July 1 -- A gunfight broke out between two armed groups around 3 am on Tuesday in the same area in Manipur's Churachandpur district where an ambush took place on Monday, killing four individuals, officials said.

The Churachandpur district police said that no fresh casualties have been reported in Tuesday's gunfight, and the identities of the armed groups involved in it remain unverified.

According to officials familiar with the matter, the shootout occurred near K. Mongjang, the same area where Monday's ambush, allegedly carried out by the United Kuki National Army (UKNA) against the Kuki National Army (KNA), had taken place.

Those killed in Monday's ambush were identified as Phalhing (72), a woman from Koite village who was cau...