Manipur Violence / Violence flares up again in Manipur, attempts to burn houses of BJP leaders

Firing somewhere, arson somewhere, violence has once again flared up in Imphal amidst ongoing tension in Manipur. The news of a clash between the raging mob and the security forces has come to the fore. Two civilians have been injured in this. During this, attempts have also been made to set fire to the houses of BJP leaders. In fact, after the violence that broke out in the state in the beginning of May

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 17, 2023, 06:10 PM

Manipur Violence: Firing somewhere, arson somewhere, violence has once again flared up in Imphal amidst ongoing tension in Manipur. The news of a clash between the raging mob and the security forces has come to the fore. Two civilians have been injured in this. During this, attempts have also been made to set fire to the houses of BJP leaders. In fact, after the violence that broke out in the state in the beginning of May, the security forces are constantly trying to bring the situation back to normal, but the miscreants are not coming to terms with their antics.

Recently, after the Union Minister RK Ranjan Singh's house was set on fire on Thursday, a fierce mob clashed with the security forces on Friday. During this, an attempt was also made to set some houses on fire. Two civilians were injured in this clash.

Firing continues in the state

In another case, news of firing has also come to the fore in Manipur. These incidents took place at Kwakta in Bishnupur and Kangwai in Churachandpur district. Earlier, the news of firing had also come to the fore in the state on Tuesday. Nine people were killed and 10 were said to be injured in the firing in Ajiganj village on the border between Imphal East and Kangpokpi district. According to the information, the attackers suddenly reached the village and started firing.

Number of displaced from Manipur increased in Mizoram

Amidst the ongoing tension in the state, many people have been forced to take refuge in neighboring states. The number of these displaced people is continuously increasing. Meanwhile, 175 more people have reached Mizoram from Manipur to take shelter. With this, the total number of these people increased to 11503 on Friday.

Relief camps set up in many districts

Out of these 8634 people are living with their relatives in Mizoram while 2869 people are living in 35 relief camps built in three districts. Let us tell you that 14 relief camps have been set up in Assam for the people displaced from Manipur. Apart from this, 13 relief camps have been set up in Aizawl district and 8 in Saitual district of Mizoram. Both these districts are adjacent to the border of Manipur.