The ITLF leaders claimed that since they could not travel to Imphal from Churachandpur due to the Meiteis threat, they had to go to Aizawl to board the New Delhi-bound flight.
On behalf of the people of Manipur, the Governor has expressed her gratitude to all the Governors, Lt Governors and Administrators for the invaluable cooperation extended to the students of Manipur at this critical juncture.
On August 5, there was an attempt to snatch weapons from a police team at Toupokpi police outpost in Lilong Chajing in Imphal West district of Manipur.
At least six people, including a father-son duo, were killed in violence-hit Manipur in the last 24 hours, and 16 people have been injured in the Bishnupur-Churachandpur border areas since early Saturday morning.
Security sources suspect the fresh wave of attacks was carried out with the huge cache of automatic and semi-automatic weapons and mortars looted from the armoury of the 2nd India Reserve Battalion HQ at Naranseina in Bishnupur district on Thursday.
A CoTU leader said that the dawn-to-dusk total shutdown was observed to mark the three-month-long violence and to commemorate the departed Kuki-Zo souls in the violence.
