Top Manipur violence updates: At least 39 dead, including three in Army firing

A look at the top developments from violence-hit Manipur:

1. At least 39 persons have died in the northeastern state in the ongoing violence between the Kuki and Meitei communities. On Saturday, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences Superintendent Lokeshwar Singh confirmed to Scroll the death of 14 persons while a doctor at Churachandpur District Hospital said that 12 people had died. Among the 12 dead in the district, three persons were killed in firing by the Army, the doctor said. On Friday, a senior official with the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences at Imphal had said that at least 13 persons had died in the capital city.
2. The three persons allegedly shot dead by the Army in Churachandpur last night were among a group of Kukis who tried to stop a convoy of security forces vehicles evacuating Meiteis. The Kukis were agitated as their demands of evacuating people from their community trapped in Imphal had not been met.
3. In a separate incident, a constable of the Central Reserve Police Force’s CoBRA unit, who was on leave at his home in Churachandpur district, was shot dead by armed assailants on Friday, PTI reported, citing unidentified officials. Constable Chonkholen Haokip was killed between 2 pm and 3 pm, the officials said. However, it...

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