A day of mourning turned into another chapter of violence in conflict-hit Manipur on Saturday when a Kuki village volunteer was killed and two others were injured in a fresh firing incident near Lasan village, underscoring the fragile security situation in the state's hill districts.
Amid rising tensions in Manipur following the killing of three church leaders in an ambush, several tribal and civil society organisations have put forward a series of demands seeking protection for tribal communities and religious leaders.