Manipur violence News
Union Minister Amit Shah will move a statutory resolution in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday seeking extension of President's rule in the ethnic violence-hit Manipur.
President's rule was imposed in Manipur on Thursday and the state assembly put under suspended animation, days after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned from his post.
Sharing the details of the violence, Manipur CM Biren Singh said that around 200 people have died, around 12,247 FIRs were registered and 625 accused have been arrested so far.
District magistrates of four districts issued separate notifications relaxing the curfew, which was imposed for an indefinite period on November 16.
These cases include a gun battle between the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Kuki militant that took place in Jiribam area of Manipur.
MHA's decision to deploy additional CAPF in Manipur comes within three days after an encounter on Monday between suspected Kuki militants and the CRPF in the Jiribam.
Militants in camouflage uniforms, armed with sophisticated weapons, fired indiscriminately at the Borobekra police station, and the CRPF camp located alongside it around 2.30 pm.
Punjab, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh have called back their officers who were heading Special Investigation Teams (SITs) to probe the violence cases in Manipur.
The incident occurred in Bishnupur district in Manipur, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to five others, including a 13-year-old girl.
Kuki Militants managed to snatch three automatic rifles, including an AK-47, an INSAS rifle, and an INSAS Light Machine Gun (LMG).
The militants, reportedly Kuki insurgents, fired indiscriminately from hilltop positions towards the valley areas of Koutruk and the neighboring Kadangband village.
Manipur: While the Meitei-dominated Imphal appears fully normal, with streets buzzing with traffic and shops doing brisk business, the hills surrounding the capital's flat valley terrain remains out of bounds for all except its Kuki inhabitants.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced efforts to bridge the ethnic divide between Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur by increasing central forces and ensuring coordinated conflict resolution.
Manipur's ongoing conflict has deeply affected the region's stability and exacerbated humanitarian concerns.
ECI ordered repolling At 6 polling stations in Manipur as unidentified persons damaged the EVMs and VVPATs before the completion of votes on April 26.
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