Manipur Violence News / Tension in Imphal after death of 3 in Manipur - firing continues from hills

Manipur Violence News: Clashes between the security forces and the Meitei community in Manipur have been going on for the last 24 hours. During this three people died. These violent clashes took place in Terkhongsangbi Kangwe and Thorbung. This area is the border between Kuki-Meitei, which is called the buffer zone. The deceased have been identified as Yumnam Jiten Meitei (46), Yumnam Pishak Meitei (67) and Yumnam Premkumar Meitei (39), all residents of Kwakta Lamlhai. The attackers were trying to cross the buffer zone. When the security forces stopped, there was a clash between them. During this firing was also done. The security forces had to retaliate.

Tension escalated in the area following the death of three people. Firing is going on from the mountains in the Thorbang area since morning. Mortars were also attacked. The crowd has blocked many roads.

3 Major incidents in Manipur...

Demonstration of women, police fired tear gas shells

Three days ago there was a clash between the Meitei women (Mira Pybies) and the security forces, when the security forces used smoke bombs and tear shells and fired in the air to disperse the women.

After the retreat of the women, hundreds of armed men took charge and it was feared that there could be a gun fight between the security forces and the armed men. According to sources, the recent deaths are the result of this gunfight.

Firing is still going on in the area.

A policeman died in Imphal West

Rishi, a policeman, was killed when militants fired at him in Imphal West. According to reports, a sniper from a hilly area fired a bullet into the policeman's head.

The mob looted more than 20 thousand cartridges

On 3 August, a mob attacked two police stations in Manipur. The mob attacked the Moirang police station and looted 685 weapons and more than 20,000 cartridges.

The weapons looted include AK-47, INSAS rifles, hand guns, mortars, carbines, hand grenades and bombs. The mob also attacked the Naransena police station in Bishnupur, but the details of the weapons looted from here have not been released.

So far, 4,000 arms and over one lakh cartridges have been looted from various police stations and armories in Manipur, only 1,600 arms have been returned.

Kuki women held the feet of the jawans, pleading not to go

Violence continues in Manipur since May 3. Meanwhile, a video surfaced in which Kuki women held the feet of jawans when Assam Rifles was removed from Kangpokpi district. The women pleaded that if you leave, we will be killed. The order to remove the Assam Rifles was later revoked.

Demonstration against Manipur violence in Karnataka A candle-light protest was held in Bengaluru on Friday against the central government condemning Manipur violence and atrocities on women in Bengaluru.

Police made 129 outposts, more than 1000 in custody

A total of 129 outposts have been set up in both the hill and valley districts of Manipur. Police said 1,047 people have been detained in separate cases of violence.

Violence between the Kuki and Meitei communities has been going on in Manipur since May 3. 91 days have passed since the violence but the situation is still not normal. So far 160 people have died in the violence. At the same time, more than one thousand people are injured.

Demand to call assembly session amid violence

The Manipur cabinet on Friday recommended Governor Anusuiya Uikey to convene a session of the Assembly from August 21. The last assembly session was held in March and violence broke out in the state in May. Earlier in July, five Congress MLAs had also urged Governor Uikey to convene an emergency session of the assembly to discuss the ongoing turmoil in the state.

Know in 4 points what is the reason for Manipur violence...

The population of Manipur is about 38 lakhs. There are three major communities here – Meitei, Naga and Kuki. Meitais are mostly Hindus. The Nga-Kuki follow Christianity. Belongs to ST category. Their population is about 50%. The Meitei community is dominant in the Imphal Valley, which covers about 10% of the state's area. The population of Naga-Kuki is about 34 percent. These people live in about 90% of the state's area.

How the controversy started:

The Meitei community is demanding that they too be given tribe status. The community petitioned the Manipur High Court for this. The community argued that Manipur had merged with India in 1949. Before that they had got the status of tribe only. After this, the High Court recommended to the state government that Meitei be included in the Scheduled Tribes (ST).

What is Meitei's argument:

The Meitei tribe believe that years ago their kings called Kukis from Myanmar to fight a war. After that they became permanent residents. These people cut the forest for employment and started cultivating opium. This has made Manipur a triangle of drug smuggling. All this is happening openly. He formed an arms group to fight the Naga people.

Why the Naga-Kukis are in opposition:

The remaining two tribes are against giving reservation to the Meitei community. They say that 40 of the state's 60 assembly seats are already in the Meitei-dominated Imphal Valley. In such a situation, by getting reservation for Meitei in the ST category, their rights will be divided.

What are political equations:

Out of 60 MLAs of Manipur, 40 MLAs are Meitei and 20 MLAs are from Naga-Kuki tribe. So far only two out of 12 CMs have been from the tribe.