A Manipur Police sub-inspector was shot dead Wednesday in Churachandpur district of the state, which has been roiled by ethnic violence since May.

Onkhomang Haokip, 35, was attached to the Churachandpur district headquarters. He was shot from a distance while on duty at N. Chingphei village. A Defence source said there was no additional firing in the area following the incident.

According to a security source, Haokip — who had joined the police force in 2009 — was part of additional deployment at the village following three days of heavy firing along the Churachandpur-Bishnupur border after August 29 in which at least nine people were killed.

While the village comes under the revenue district of Churachandpur, it is under the jurisdiction of Moirang police station in Bishnupur district.

A Manipur Police statement stated that Haokip was “martyred in a firing incident by miscreants”.

“Manipur police strongly condemns this dastardly act. His last rites will be performed tomorrow at Churachandpur in a befitting manner,” read the statement.

Wednesday’s incident also comes a day after three men were killed in Kangpokpi district in a suspected ambush.