manipur violenceAccording to the police, on Friday night in Chingarei area of Imphal East district, Manipur Minister for Public Health Engineering, Consumer and Food Affairs L.K. A private warehouse owned by Susindro Meitei was torched, triggering fresh violence in Manipur.
In addition, an attempt was made to burn down another property of Susindro as well as his residence in Khurei, which was stopped due to the timely intervention of the police. According to the PTI report, there has been no casualty in the incident so far.
Due to the violent situation, security forces in the area had to fire tear gas shells to prevent them from surrounding the minister’s residence in Khurei, police said.
before this, from Manipur only lady minister, Official residence of Nemcha Kipgen On June 14, Lamphel area of Imphal West district was also set ablaze by a group of unidentified persons.
This comes just ahead of an all-party meeting to be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah today over the ongoing violence in the state.
The security situation in Manipur remains tense
Earlier, on Friday, a group of armed miscreants had entered Imphal East from the YKPI area towards the hill.
According to the army, the miscreants fired with automatic weapons towards Urangpat and Gwaltabi villages. Troops of security forces deployed in these empty villages responded in a graded manner to avoid any additional casualties.
The Manipur government has extended the internet ban across the state till June 25. The order came after the Manipur High Court directed the state government to provide limited internet services as the situation in the state remained tense.
About Manipur violence
Clashes broke out for the first time in the northeastern state on May 3 after a ‘tribal solidarity march’ was organized in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. The Meiteis constitute about 53 per cent of Manipur’s population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. The tribal Nagas and Kukis constitute 40 per cent of the population and live in the hilly districts. Around 10,000 Army and Assam Rifles personnel have been deployed in the state to restore peace.
More than 100 people lost their lives and 310 others were injured in ethnic violence that broke out a month ago between the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur. Thousands are reported to be in refugee camps outside the state and lakhs of men, women and children have been displaced. The state government has imposed curfew in 11 districts and suspended internet services.
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