In the chilling footage, the boys are seen taking refuge in a nearby ditch to avoid getting hit and they recount the close call as sniper bullets missed them by a whisker.

The 6-point demands comprise implementing NRC with 1951 as the base year, revoking the Suspension of Operation agreement with Kuki militants, relocating all Myanmarese refugees to Mizoram, implementing border fencing, replacing Assam Rifles with other Central forces, and delisting Kukis from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list.

The memorandum was submitted  by the Delhi Meetei Co-Ordinating Committee (DMCC) in association with Meitei Alliance (MA) and the Global Manipur Federation (GMF).

The locals alleged that four mortar bombs were launched from Tangjeng Khunjao village.

Somorendro Thokchom, Media coordinator of COCOMI, alleged that the violence that erupted in Manipur on 3rd May, 2023 was engineered and pre-planned by Chin Kuki Narco terrorists and spearheaded by so called ITLF and Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU).

On Ningol Chakkouba day, Meitei women, particularly the married ones, put in their best traditional clothes, visit their natal homes and enjoy an array of delectable dishes with their siblings and parents.

According to the notification, these nine Meitei groups have been banned for allegedly “engaging in activities prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India”.

The violence in Manipur bordering Myanmar first erupted on May 3 when the Kuki tribal group who inhabit the hills clashed with the non-tribal ethnic majority Meitei living on the plains over sharing economic benefits and quotas given to the tribes.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday appealed to the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur to sit together and hold ‘heart to heart talk’ to solve the ongoing crisis.

An eerie calm pervades the village atmosphere with ethnic tension still lurking, threatening to rupture any moment. Tell-tale signs of displacement and insecurity, a deep sense of fear and abandonment writ large among the locals. Way to the village one would encounter barricades manned by automatic rifles yielding security personnel all along.