Nine killed, 10 injured in fresh violence in Manipur

Nine people were killed and 10 were injured in fresh violence on Tuesday night in Manipur’s Aigejang village, which is situated along the border of Kangpokpi and Imphal East districts, a senior official told Scroll.

Arson also took place in the Khamenlok area, which is adjacent to Aigejang village.

The North Eastern state has witnessed ethnic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities since May 3. The clashes have left more than 100 persons dead, over 300 injured and thousands displaced. Nearly 60,000 are taking shelter in 350 relief camps.

On Tuesday, an additional superintendent of police, Imphal East, told Scroll that those who died in Aigejang are are said to be “youth volunteers from the Meitei side”. The official added that Aigejang is a Kuki village.

The village falls under the police jurisdiction of Imphal West but revenue jurisdiction comes under Kangpokpi district.

A postmortem is underway.

Violence had erupted on on Monday too in Kangpokpi, Imphal East and Churachandpur districts. One person had died and nine others were injured in separate incidents.

After the latest round of tensions, curfew relaxations have been reduced in Imphal, while internet services are suspended in the entire state.

On Friday, three people were killed and two injured when an armed gang of 20 suspected Meiteis attacked the Kuki village of Khoken. A few days earlier,...

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