In the Aigijang hamlet in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, shooting and arson incidents resulted in the deaths of nine people on Tuesday night.
The incident took place on Tuesday night at about 10.30 p.m., according to the Imphal East Superintendent of Police, K Shivakanta Singh.
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Aigijang, which is located on the border of these two districts and is part of the Kangpokpi revenue district, is governed by Imphal East.
The village is mostly inhabited by Kukis. However the 9 deceased belonged to the Meitei community who did not live there. Police claimed that these were ‘local volunteers’.
This border region has experienced a significant influx of Meitei males from adjacent areas to “defend” the Meitei-dominated portions of this border area as shooting and violence had been occurring there at least since Monday.
Following the most recent occurrence, the Imphal East District administration reduced the district’s curfew relaxation time to just a four-hour window in the early morning.
The curfew relaxation time, which was previously from 5 am to 6 pm, is now only from 5 am to 9 am.
A NDTV report said some of those killed in the fresh violence in Manipur have cut marks on their bodies and multiple bullet injuries.
Manipur violence
The northeastern state of Manipur has been rocked by violent clashes between members of the tribal Kuki and Meitei groups since last month.
Earlier, ‘shoot-at-sight’ orders had also been in place in order to curb the violence.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers in Manipur have expressed deep concerns over the increasing violence, stating that they are not safe anymore in Manipur.
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