Guwahati: Militants open fire on Senakeithei Village in Ukhrul District in the wee hours of Wednesday.
A senior police officer who does not want to be named said, “Situation has turned extremely volatile at Senakeithei in Ukhrul District. The village came under attack by militants. Villagers switch off the lights to evade the attack.”
On Friday, three people were killed and several others injured in a clash in Ukhrul district, following which security forces on Saturday intensified operations to apprehend those involved and prevent further trouble.
A police official in Imphal said security measures have been tightened in the area and operations are ongoing in the surrounding regions.
Ukhrul district, which shares an inter-state border with Nagaland and an international border with Myanmar, is predominantly inhabited by the Tangkhul Naga community.
According to police, a heavy exchange of fire took place in the Mullam village area under the Litan police station on Friday, resulting in the deaths of three individuals. The deceased have been identified as Paominlun Haolai (22), Letlal Sitlhou (41), and Horshokmi Jamang (29).
Haolai and Sitlhou belonged to the Kuki community, while Jamang was from the Tangkhul Naga community. They were residents of three different districts -- Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, and Kamjong. Several houses were burnt down in Mullam village during the clash.
The valley districts have been seeing protests almost daily since April 7, when children were killed after a mortar shell struck their house at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai near Moirang in Bishnupur district.
Over 260 people were killed, more than 1,500 injured, and over 60,000 people were displaced after the ethnic violence broke out between the Meitei and the Kuki Zo people on May 3, 2023, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status.
Valley based civil society organisations the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has announced that it will organise a people’s convention on May 3 to mark the third observance of the ongoing Manipur conflict.
COCOMI convenor Y.K. Dhiren said May 3 would mark three years since the outbreak of the crisis in the state.
Dhiren said that the convention aims to discuss and chart a future course of action for resolving the prolonged conflict in Manipur.
He said similar conventions would also be organised in every district, inviting intellectuals, local clubs, Meira Paibis and civil society groups to participate.
In addition, candlelight vigils will be held at 7 pm in localities across the state in memory of those who lost their lives during the violence.
Meanwhile security forces destroyed 12 illegal bunkers erected by armed groups in Manipur’s Kangpokpi and Ukhrul districts as part of intensified operations in violence-hit areas, police said on Wednesday.
According to a police statement, three illegal bunkers were demolished at Lungter hill and one each at Tingpibung and Leplen villages on Tuesday under Saikul police station in Kangpokpi district. In a parallel operation, seven illegal bunkers were razed at various locations under Litan police station in Ukhrul district.
A senior police officer who does not want to be named said, “Situation has turned extremely volatile at Senakeithei in Ukhrul District. The village came under attack by militants. Villagers switch off the lights to evade the attack.”
On Friday, three people were killed and several others injured in a clash in Ukhrul district, following which security forces on Saturday intensified operations to apprehend those involved and prevent further trouble.
A police official in Imphal said security measures have been tightened in the area and operations are ongoing in the surrounding regions.
Ukhrul district, which shares an inter-state border with Nagaland and an international border with Myanmar, is predominantly inhabited by the Tangkhul Naga community.
According to police, a heavy exchange of fire took place in the Mullam village area under the Litan police station on Friday, resulting in the deaths of three individuals. The deceased have been identified as Paominlun Haolai (22), Letlal Sitlhou (41), and Horshokmi Jamang (29).
Haolai and Sitlhou belonged to the Kuki community, while Jamang was from the Tangkhul Naga community. They were residents of three different districts -- Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, and Kamjong. Several houses were burnt down in Mullam village during the clash.
The valley districts have been seeing protests almost daily since April 7, when children were killed after a mortar shell struck their house at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai near Moirang in Bishnupur district.
Over 260 people were killed, more than 1,500 injured, and over 60,000 people were displaced after the ethnic violence broke out between the Meitei and the Kuki Zo people on May 3, 2023, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status.
Valley based civil society organisations the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has announced that it will organise a people’s convention on May 3 to mark the third observance of the ongoing Manipur conflict.
COCOMI convenor Y.K. Dhiren said May 3 would mark three years since the outbreak of the crisis in the state.
Dhiren said that the convention aims to discuss and chart a future course of action for resolving the prolonged conflict in Manipur.
He said similar conventions would also be organised in every district, inviting intellectuals, local clubs, Meira Paibis and civil society groups to participate.
In addition, candlelight vigils will be held at 7 pm in localities across the state in memory of those who lost their lives during the violence.
Meanwhile security forces destroyed 12 illegal bunkers erected by armed groups in Manipur’s Kangpokpi and Ukhrul districts as part of intensified operations in violence-hit areas, police said on Wednesday.
According to a police statement, three illegal bunkers were demolished at Lungter hill and one each at Tingpibung and Leplen villages on Tuesday under Saikul police station in Kangpokpi district. In a parallel operation, seven illegal bunkers were razed at various locations under Litan police station in Ukhrul district.
