FIR against Kuki student union president ‘for threatening' Meiteis
GUWAHATI: Manipur police have filed an FIR against Kuki Students' Organisation (KSO) Delhi and NCR president Paojakhup Guite after a video surfaced showing him threatening to block Meitei people from crossing buffer zones to attend next week's Shirui Lily festival in Ukhrul district.
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Police launched a search to arrest Guite. Police in Mizoram, Assam, Nagaland and Meghalaya have also been asked to assist in his arrest, officials said Saturday. The festival celebrates state flower Shirui Lily, found only in Tangkhul Naga-majority hills of Ukhrul. Police have assured protection for participants traveling to Ukhrul.
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