Manipur Violence: Five Injured, Three Fatally Shot, Curfew Reinstated In Five Valley Districts
On The First Day Of The Year, There Was Another Round Of Attacks On Civilians In Manipur, Which Is Plagued By Violence, Leaving At Least Three People Dead.
In Manipur’s Thoubal District Last Evening, Three People Are Said To Have Been Shot Dead And Five More Injured, According To The Officials. Authorities In The State’s Five Valley Districts Reinstated Curfew In Response To The Recent Shooting Incident.
According To Reports, Gunmen Who Have Not Yet Been Identified Arrived In The Lilong Chingjao Area Dressed In Camouflage And Started Shooting At The Locals.
Five Victims Of The Attack Were Reportedly Admitted To A Hospital, According To The Officials.
Three Four-wheelers Were Set On Fire By The Infuriated Residents Following The Attack. Who Owned These Autos Was Not Readily Apparent.
Curfew Returns To Valley Districts
Curfew Was Reinstated In Thoubal, Imphal East And Imphal West, Kakching, And Bishnupur Districts In Response To The Recent Violence, According To Officials.
The Majority Meitei Community And Kukis Have Been Engaged In An Unprecedented Wave Of Ethnic Violence In The Northeast State. On May 3, There Was A Significant Conflict That Led To Numerous Violent Attacks That Resulted In The Deaths Of Over 180 People And The Displacement Of Thousands More.
The Majority Of Meiteis, Who Make Up Roughly 53% Of Manipur’s Population, Reside In The Imphal Valley. The Naga And Kuki Tribes Make Up Just Over 40% Of The Population And Are Primarily Found In The Hilly Areas.