IMPHAL: Amid conflict in Manipur, a woman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Thursday outside a school in Imphal West district. Schools resumed functioning in Manipur last day after more than a month of conflict. A day before this incident, the police had stopped a clash between two armed groups in the areas of Mapao and Awang.

According to the officials, the woman was gunned down as she came to the Sishu Niketan School in Mayaikoibi to drop her child.

Police and a forensic team immediately rushed to the area and recovered the body.

Eyewitness said that the armed miscreants opened fire after the victim's child entered in the school complex.

After the incident, the area became tense again. The attackers set fire to the house of an Indian Reserve Battalion officer in Thoubal district. Last day, one person was killed in an attempt to loot weapons from a security camp in Manipur. 27-year-old Ronald was killed in a clash with the security forces.