Over the span of Friday and Saturday, Manipur witnessed fresh instances of gunfire involving various armed factions and clashes between security forces and armed wrongdoers. A Kuki independent army insurgent was apprehended on Saturday evening following a confrontation with the military, as reported by the police. In response to the escalating violence and the prevailing tense situation across multiple regions, the central government dispatched ten additional units of paramilitary forces to Manipur on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This decision comes in the aftermath of recent episodes of violence that resulted in the tragic deaths of five individuals across two separate incidents in Bishnupur and Churachandpur on Saturday. In the wake of these violent events, the local administration swiftly imposed curfew measures in the Imphal East and West areas. The reinforcement, comprising five companies from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), three from the Border Security Force (BSF), and one each from Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), arrived in Manipur on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During this period, Manipur encountered fresh incidents of gunfire involving different armed groups as well as confrontations between security forces and armed wrongdoers. A Kuki independent army insurgent was also taken into custody on Saturday evening following an encounter with military personnel, according to the police. Officials familiar with the situation in Manipur conveyed that, until late Saturday night, there were instances of mob-induced arson in several localities, including New Checkon and Torbung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Saturday night, Manipur’s police department reported yet another attempt by a mob to seize firearms from a police team in the Lilong Chajing area of Imphal-West district. Fortunately, prompt action by the police resulted in the retrieval of all four weapons, as stated in an official release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Saturday, three individuals from the Meitei community were fatally shot within their residences in Manipur’s Kwakta area. The assailants, who remain unidentified, mutilated the bodies before fleeing the scene. Several hours later, two individuals from the Kuki tribal community were killed in the Churachandpur district, though any potential connection between these deaths and the earlier incident remains unclear. These fatalities add to the turmoil in a state that has been grappling with ethnic violence since May 3, resulting in a confirmed death toll of over 160 individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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