People of several villages have started a demonstration urging the authorities not to transfer central forces from Uyok hills, where clashes between militants and security personnel were reported recently. “Villagers of Thamnapokpi, Sanasabi and Yaingangpokpi close to Saibol have been on a sit-in at the foothills of Uyok hills since Monday evening,” officials said. The villagers are afraid that members …
On Friday, a Kuki mob attacked the police in Saibol village in Kangpokpi district of Manipur. Reportedly, the Kuki-backed Committee on Tribal Unity had announced a ‘total shutdown’ in the region against the deployment of central forces. #𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗽𝗶, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟯𝗿𝗱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗘𝗗‼️#KukiZo mob have stormed and are attacking the SP office in #Kangpokpi right …
Around 20 women protesters were injured in a clash with central security forces during an area domination exercise in Kuki-inhabited Saibol village in Manipur’s violence-hit Kangpokpi district on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said. In a post on X, the Manipur police said a joint team of security forces were deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incidents …