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Man displaced in conflict dies by suicide in Manipur relief camp, say police
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Man displaced in conflict dies by suicide in Manipur relief camp, say police

The Hindu  

A 36-year-old man, displaced in the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur, was on Saturday night found dead inside the relief camp he was staying in the Kwakta area of the State, local police said, adding he appeared to have taken his life. Angom Prem Kumar was a resident of Bijang village in Churachandpur district and was displaced when the ethnic …

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In Manipur, campaign void in buffer zone Kwakta as parties find quieter ways to make inroads
8 months, 1 week ago

In Manipur, campaign void in buffer zone Kwakta as parties find quieter ways to make inroads

The Hindu  

This Id-ul-Fitr has been significantly different for the largely Muslim residents of Kwakta in Manipur - a small town bang in the middle of the buffer zone created by security forces to keep the Meitei and the Kuki-Zo communities from fighting each other. With anger rising in the town over the BJP governments’ handling of the conflict and their failure …

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Arrested Manipur man waged a war against India, suspect in Kwata bomb blast case
1 year, 2 months ago

Arrested Manipur man waged a war against India, suspect in Kwata bomb blast case

Op India  

On Sunday, the National Investigation Agency revealed that during its investigation, it found out that the man in its custody, Seiminlun Gangte, was also allegedly involved in an earlier suspected IED blast case, the Kwakta bomb blast case. Apparently, three individuals, including two minor boys, were injured in the blast that took place in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on 21 June. …

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NIA arrests one from Manipur’s Churachandpur for ‘waging war against India’
1 year, 2 months ago

NIA arrests one from Manipur’s Churachandpur for ‘waging war against India’

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday arrested a 51-year-old man from the hill district of Churachandpur in a case related to a transnational conspiracy by terror outfits based in Myanmar and Bangladesh to “wage war” against the Government of India by exploiting the current ethnic unrest in Manipur. The NIA said that its investigation has revealed that militant groups based …

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Manipur violence: State police files FIR against Assam Rifles personnel for preventing search operation against armed Kuki militants
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur violence: State police files FIR against Assam Rifles personnel for preventing search operation against armed Kuki militants

Op India  

Manipur police have filed a first information report against some Assam Rifles personnel for allegedly preventing them from chasing armed miscreants involved in the killing of three individuals in Kwakta on Saturday morning. They are blocking the road of reinforcements required to fight with #kukimilitants after today’s Brutal killings of three #Meitei civilians at Kwakta in Bishnupur District, Manipur by …

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Manipur Police Lodges FIR Against Assam Rifles Personnel for Obstruction of Duty
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur Police Lodges FIR Against Assam Rifles Personnel for Obstruction of Duty

News 18  

The Manipur Police has now lodged a First Information Report against some soldiers from the 9th Battalion of Assam Rifles. The complaint, filed by Sub-Inspector Devdas Singh, states that on Saturday morning, police wanted to visit Kutub Wali Masjid in ward number 8 of Kwakta and Pholjang village, but they were stopped by the Assam Rifles personnel, who obstructed the …

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Manipur violence: 3 killed in Bishnupur, Indian Army seizes ammunition. 5-update
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur violence: 3 killed in Bishnupur, Indian Army seizes ammunition. 5-update

Live Mint  

Manipur has continued to convulse with violence since 3 May as ethnic clashes between the majority community Meitei and hilly tribes Kuki remain unresolved. Manipur violence: Here are 10 latest updates Indian Army launches search operation to seize weapons of rioters The Indian Army said it has apprehended one armed insurgent and recovered "war-like stores" during a search operation Bishnupur …

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Manipur: In fresh violence, 3 shot dead in their homes in Bishnupur
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur: In fresh violence, 3 shot dead in their homes in Bishnupur

Hindustan Times  

In fresh violence in Manipur, three men were allegedly shot dead in their homes in the Kwakta area in Bishnupur district in the early hours of Saturday, officials aware of the matter said. The recent incident is a cause of great concern as the attackers were able to breach the buffer zone, between hills and valleys, manned by central security …

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Five killed in fresh violence in Manipur
1 year, 4 months ago

Five killed in fresh violence in Manipur

The Hindu  

At least five people were killed and several injured in a fresh wave of violence in Manipur on Friday. The neighbouring districts of Bishnupur and Churachandpur saw heavy exchanges of fire and incidents of arson through the day, despite the presence of a large number of central security forces, including the army. The dead included three Meitei men hacked to …

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Armed mobs rampage through villages and push remote Indian region to the brink of civil war
1 year, 5 months ago

Armed mobs rampage through villages and push remote Indian region to the brink of civil war

Associated Press  

KANGVAI, India — Zuan Vaiphei is armed and prepared to kill. Armed tribal Kuki community members patrol near a de facto frontline dissecting the area into two ethnic zones in Churachandpur, in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. The administration, mostly made up of Meiteis, also appears to be coming down heavily on Kukis after Singh …

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In India’s riot-hit Manipur, Muslims stuck between warring groups
1 year, 6 months ago

In India’s riot-hit Manipur, Muslims stuck between warring groups

Al Jazeera  

Meitei Pangals, as the community is known in Manipur, have been caught in the ethnic crossfire for more than a month. The 25-year-old mother of two children – a seven-year-old son and a toddler daughter – rushed inside her house in Kwakta town of Manipur state’s Bishnupur district in northeastern India. We have a relationship with both the Kukis and …

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