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New Indian Express
16-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Security forces stop Manipur relief camp inmates from returning to native village
GUWAHATI: Security forces on Wednesday thwarted an attempt by around 100 people, displaced by the ethnic violence in Manipur, to return to their native Dolaithabi village in the Imphal East district of Meitei-majority Imphal Valley. The persons, who are lodged at a relief camp in the district, were intercepted at Pukhao Bazar area, 2.5 km away from Dolaithabi. The village is considered a sensitive area, given its proximity to conflict zones. Sources said it was a precautionary measure that the people were not allowed to return to their village. The Imphal East district shares its boundary with Kuki-majority Kangpokpi district. During the ethnic conflict, a series of violent incidents occurred in areas bordering the two districts. Recently, Manipur Chief Secretary PK Singh stated the government had plans to shut down all relief camps after carrying out the resettlement of the people in three phases. The government had come up with the plan following discussions with the central government. '…The number of displaced, which was 62,000 in the beginning, is now about 57,000. I took stock of Churachandpur and Kangpokpi. People have started going back,' Singh had stated.
New Indian Express
30-06-2025
- New Indian Express
Kuki rebel leader among four shot dead in Manipur's Churachandpur town
Unidentified assailants ambushed a car in Manipur's Kuki-majority Churachandpur district on June 30, killing a rebel leader and his two bodyguards. An elderly woman also lost her life in the incident after being hit by a stray bullet.
New Indian Express
30-06-2025
- New Indian Express
Kuki rebel leader among four shot dead in Manipur
GUWAHATI: Unidentified assailants ambushed a car in Manipur's Kuki-majority Churachandpur district on June 30, killing a rebel leader and his two bodyguards. An elderly woman also lost her life in the incident after being hit by a stray bullet. The incident occurred at around 2 pm on the Jesami Road near Mongjang village, around 10 km from Churachandpur town. All the bodies were sent to a hospital for postmortem. Thahpi Haokip, deputy commander-in-chief of Kuki National Army (KNA), was travelling in the car along with his two bodyguards when they were ambushed. According to preliminary reports, the assailants fired a barrage of shots a close range. Over a dozen empty shells were recovered from the spot. The incident is believed to be related to a factional feud. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
New Indian Express
21-06-2025
- New Indian Express
Manipur tense after violence erupts in state
GUWAHATI: Tensions prevailed in parts of Manipur's Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts on Friday, a day after a Meitei farmer was shot at and injured by an unknown armed miscreant and a Kuki woman died in crossfire. Ningthoujam Biren, the farmer from Phubala area of Bishnupur district, was shot at while working in his paddy field along with two other farmers. Security forces launched a search operation in and around Langchingmanbi, Heichanglok and the western areas of Phubala. 'During the operation, security forces came under fire from unknown armed miscreants and the forces retaliated. One woman from Langchingmanbi village (of Churachandpur) was found dead with a bullet injury,' police said. Bishnupur, which is a Meitei-majority district, adjoins the Kuki-majority Churachandpur. Locals on Thursday blocked a highway in Bishnupur against the attack on the farmer and threatened to enforce a shutdown from Friday. A team of senior police officials visited Phubala on Friday and held a meeting with community leaders who expressed concerns over the farmers' safety.
New Indian Express
20-06-2025
- New Indian Express
Day after violence, tensions prevail in Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts in Manipur
GUWAHATI: Tensions prevail in Manipur's Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts, a day after a Meitei farmer was shot in his left arm by an unknown armed miscreant, and a Kuki woman died in crossfire. Ningthoujam Biren, the farmer from Phubala area of Bishnupur district, was fired upon when he was working in his paddy field along with two other farmers. He was injured in the incident. After the incident, security forces launched a search operation in and around Langchingmanbi, Heichanglok and the western areas of Phubala. 'During the operation, security forces came under fire from unknown armed miscreants, and the forces retaliated accordingly. During the crossfire, one woman from Langchingmanbi village was found dead with a bullet injury. She was later identified as Hoikholhing, wife of Langchingmanbi village chief,' Manipur Police said in a statement. Cases have been registered in connection with the incidents, and an investigation is underway, the statement further stated. Bishnupur adjoins Churachandpur. Bishnupur is a Meitei-majority district while Churachandpur is a Kuki-majority district. The locals of Bishnupur on on June 19 blocked a highway in protest against the attack on the farmer. They demanded the arrest of the assailant and threatened to enforce a shutdown from June 20. It was learnt that Meitei civil society organisations and locals were holding a meeting where they would decide their future course of actions. Meanwhile, a shutdown was being observed in Churachandpur in protest against the killing of the Kuki woman. It was called by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum. The organisation demanded, 'immediate action against those responsible for this atrocity, concrete steps from the central government to ensure the protection of tribal lives and territory, and an independent investigation into the repeated buffer zone violations.' The ethnic conflict between Meiteis and Kukis, which had erupted on May 3, 2023, left over 250 people dead and some 60,000 others displaced.
