Curfew was imposed in Imphal West and Imphal East in violence-hit Manipur and internet services were snapped in seven districts, as fresh protests broke out in the valley districts against the killing of six people, whose bodies were allegedly found by militants. Found in Jiribam after being kidnapped by.
In view of the prevailing situation in the north-eastern state, internet was shut down for two days in Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kakching, Kangpokpi and Churachandpur districts. Large-scale violence was reported in some districts of Imphal Valley, as mobs stormed the houses of several MLAs and destroyed property.
A group of people attacked the house of SP Nishikant Singh and destroyed the gate and the bunkers built in front of the gate. The same mob attacked the house of MLA RK Imo at Sagolband in Imphal West district and burnt furniture and broke windows.
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Protests broke out in Imphal’s Khwairamband Keithel over the abduction and murder of six people – three women and three children. Their bodies were found near a river in the remote village of Jirimukh in Jiribam district on the Manipur-Assam border on Friday evening, sources said on Saturday. The bodies were brought to Assam’s Silchar Medical College Hospital (SMCH) on Friday night and kept in the hospital mortuary for postmortem. Three women and three children living in a relief camp went missing after an exchange of fire between security forces and militants in Jiribam district on Monday, with Meitei organizations alleging that they were abducted by militants.
On 11 November, a group of militants attacked a police station in the Borobekara area, but security forces repelled the attack, resulting in the death of 11 militants. While retreating, the militants reportedly abducted three women and three children from a relief camp near the police station. A massive search operation is being conducted to find them. The state government had already declared holiday in schools and colleges on Saturday.
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Tension in Manipur, which has been witnessing ethnic violence between the Kuki and Meitei communities for the last one and a half years, has escalated recently with several incidents of violence. Ethnically diverse Jiribam, which had been largely untouched by the conflicts in the Imphal Valley and surrounding hills, experienced violence in June after the mutilated body of a farmer was found in a field.
On Thursday, the Center re-imposed the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in six police station areas of Manipur, including Jiribam. The Union Home Ministry stressed that the decision was taken in view of the “continued volatile situation” due to ongoing ethnic violence.
More than 200 people have been killed and thousands left homeless in ethnic clashes between the Meitei in the Imphal valley in the northeastern state and the Kuki-Jo groups based in the surrounding hills since May 3 last year.
