A fresh incident of firing between security forces and armed men has been reported from the Pallel area of Manipur's Tengnoupal district since Friday morning, officials said.
Churachandpur Superintendent of Police Karthik Malladi said on Tuesday that additional forces have been deployed in the disturbed areas of the district to thwart any kinds of anti-social activities
The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) in Sadar Hills, Kangpokpi district, decided to intensify the movement following the alleged 'insouciance' of the Centre in resolving the Kuki-Zo political problems even after four months of wide-scale violence in Manipur.
The residents of Manipur’s Dingpi area staged a protest over the proposed deployment of the Assam Rifles Unit under the command of a Meitei officer at Sehlon in Chandel district.
At least eight people, including a tribal song composer and a village defence volunteer, lost their lives and at least 20 others were injured in Manipur’s Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts till Thursday after a gun fight between Kukis and Meiteis started three days ago. According to reports, two people died in Meitei-majority Bishnupur district on Thursday, while three died in adjoining Kuki-Zo-dominated Churachandpur district.
The Zomi Council Steering Committee (ZCSC) strongly condemned the incessant attack on the Zo ethnic (Kuki-Zomi) tribes of Lamka district living along the border with Bishnupur district in the third consecutive day by Manipur government backed Meitei armed groups.
Security forces recovered arms, ammunition, and a war-like store, including a 9 mm pistol, in a search operation in Manipur's Thoubal district on August 29.
The one-day session of the Manipur Assembly was adjourned sine die within an hour of commencement after Congress MLAs created a ruckus demanding that the session be extended to five days.
