Several houses, 2 police pickets, forest beat office burnt down in Jiribam, additional forces deployed

Imphal: In the ensuing disturbances, which broke out following the murder of one Soibam Sarat Singh, 65, at Jiribam, several houses belonging to both Meitei and Kuki communities were burnt by unknown miscreants in Jiribam district. Further, two police pickets and Borobekra Forest Beat office were also burnt down by suspected Kuki armed miscreants. Additional Security…

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Protect people at their respective village instead of shifting for safety: MP Bimol

Imphal: “People should not be shifted from their residences for safety, they should be provided adequate securities at their respective homes for their protection from violent attacks, said newly elected MP Bimol Akoijam on Saturday. The shifting of people away from their villages in crisis would create division. It is unconstitutional, Bimol said. The MP…

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Cocomi calls for urgent Centre’s attention to Jiribam violence, asks ‘Why Indian government allows dire conflict to persist unchecked for so long’

Imphal: Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (Cocomi) has drawn the attention of Government of India to control the violence in Jiribam district of Manipur. Jiribam has been reeling under violence since Thursday. In a statement issued by the coordinating committee on Saturday said, in the wake of yet another brutal cycle of violence in Jiribam,…

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Indefinite curfew imposed in Jiribam, district magistrate appeals people to stay calm

Imphal: Following beheading of a man in Jiribam district of Manipur on Thursday, district magistrate has imposed indefinite curfew in the district. The district magistrate Krishna Kumar has also asked the superintendent of police, Jiribam  to utilize the security forces available in the district to avoid any unwanted incidents. It asked to identify vulnerable pockets…

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