Boiling again in Manipur, 4 including police commando killed in fresh violence

Imphal: Four people, including a Manipur police commando, were shot dead and several others injured at different places in Bishnupur district as violence continued in the northeastern state on Friday. officials said. While a policeman was killed in an encounter with suspected terrorists at Moirang Turel measure in the evening, three others, including a teenage boy, lost their lives in the early hours in villages near the border of Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts.

Intermittent firing between the two communities is going on in the area since Thursday night. The police commando, identified as Pukhrambam Ranbir, was hit on the head during the exchange of fire and was injured. He was first taken to the district hospital, from where he was referred to a hospital in Imphal, but died on the way, officials said.

Three people, including a teenager, were killed and several others injured in Kangwai, Songdo and Awang Lekhai villages – all on the border of the two districts – in the early hours of Friday as mobs continued to block the movement of security forces in the area . , Officials said additional troops have been brought in from alternate routes to deal with the situation.

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Over 100 people have lost their lives and over 3,000 have been injured since caste violence broke out in the state on May 3, when a ‘tribal solidarity march’ was held in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. was conducted. status.

Around 40,000 central security personnel, besides the Manipur Police, have been deployed to control the violence and bring back normalcy in the state.
The Meiteis constitute about 53 per cent of Manipur’s population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. The tribal Nagas and Kukis form 40 per cent of the population and live in the hill districts.