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India Today
4 days ago
- India Today
Manipur man who went missing a day ago found dead near electric transformer
A 45-year-old man from Manipur's Churachandpur was found dead near Bishnupur district, police said on Friday. Sokhongam Baite, a resident of Tuibong, has been missing since Thursday evening after he went out to collect bamboo shoots, they briefly engulfed Churachandpur town in the night over the personnel deployed in Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts launched a search for Baite, whose body was found near an electric transformer in the Torbung area, some 13 km away from his house, officials The body could not be retrieved at night as there were high-voltage electric lines. It was recovered on Friday morning and sent to the Churachandpur district hospital for post-mortem examination, they said."The exact cause of death will be known from the post-mortem examination. Preliminary investigations indicate that he might have died due to electrocution," an official people of the Kuki community live in Churachandpur, the Bishnupur district is dominated by Meiteis. Over 260 people have been killed and thousands left homeless after ethnic clashes broke out between Kukis and Meiteis in May first incidents of violence that triggered the clashes were reported from Torbung, where the body was found.- EndsMust Watch
Hindustan Times
01-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Two years on, Manipur's displaced families still wait for peace
It has been two years since ethnic violence erupted in Manipur on May 3, 2023, forcing Thaljasei Baite and his family from their home in Uttangpokpi village, Chandel district. Kuki Women Organisation for Human Rights (KWOHR) organised a sit-in protest against the arrests of Kuki individuals. (ANI Grab File photo) Now living as internally displaced persons in a relief camp at Churachandpur, Baite and over 500 other displaced Kuki people share cramped and unsanitary conditions. Baite grows emotional while looking at old photographs of his home, a stark contrast to the cramped youth hostel-turned-camp where they currently reside. "It was good back home, but here we are facing many difficulties. At home, we used to eat local food, rice and vegetables from our farm. Here, we have no money, and everything is expensive," he said in a recent interview. "I feel like going back home." Despite a relative easing of violence, more than 50,000 people from the Kuki-Zo communities in the valley and Meiteis in the hills remain displaced. The prolonged displacement has inflicted deep psychological trauma, especially on children and families. Vumjang Holai, another displaced person, recounted the horror of his entire village being burned down on June 4, 2023. "Initially, around 100 people from our village took shelter here. We had nothing with us. We were given clothes and rice to eat," he said. While government agencies and NGOs provide essentials such as food, clothing, and health check-ups, daily struggles persist. Sangtoi, a displaced resident, shared her family's ongoing ordeal. She says, "We have been living here for two years. My mother has cancer, and we are struggling to afford her treatment. We are also facing difficulties in getting enough food." The voices of thousands displaced in Manipur echo a common plea for dignity, healing, and the opportunity to rebuild peaceful lives in their homeland.
