The simmering ethnic strife in Manipur takes a dire turn as a human migration crisis unfolds, adding another layer of complexity to the ongoing political unrest in the Indian state following the military junta coup in the bordering country of Myanmar.
Miscreants on Thursday hijacked a private tanker meant of supplying potable water to the state police commandos deployed at the conflict-torn Moreh, giving a threat to the presence of the force at the border town.
Residents of Moreh including Women Union members gathered at Key Location Point (KLP) near Assam Rifles camp at Moreh town on Friday to prevent the airlift of recently arrested duo of Phillip K. Khongsai and Hemlal Mate, allegedly involved in the killing of an SDPO.
Despite the destruction and taking education as an important need for students, the principal of Bethsaida Academy School, Moreh, has taken it upon himself to continue teaching his students even after his school was burned down to ashes.
According to reports, the suspected Kuki militants hurled explosives and opened fire at a security post near SBI Moreh. In response, security forces engaged in retaliatory gunfire.
The clash resulted in injuries to four police commandos, in addition to the earlier incident where one personnel sustained a splinter injury on his legs during the daytime assault on December 30.
A video is doing the rounds on social media where the jawans of the Assam Rifles can be seen rescuing the Manipur Police commandos ambushed by militants on a highway near the India-Myanmar border town of Moreh.
