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Violence has erupted once again after Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh rejected the demand for a separate administration for the Kuki-Jo community. The latest case is from Imphal West district, where two people, including a woman, were killed and 9 others were injured in an attack by suspected militants on Sunday. After this attack, the security forces are on alert mode.
According to the police, the militants carried out bomb attacks along with indiscriminate firing from the upper area of the hill towards the lower areas of the valley of Kotruk and neighboring Kadangband. People of Kadangband area claim that a drone dropped a bomb on a house. Police said that two people were killed in this attack, while 9 others were injured. They said that many houses were also damaged in the firing by the militants. Hospital officials said that out of the 9 injured, 5 have been shot, while others have been hit by pellets.
The attack spread panic among the people
The sudden attack on the village caused panic among the people, forcing many people, including women, children and the elderly, to flee to safer places, police said. The deceased woman has been identified as 31-year-old Nangbam Surabala Devi. The body has been taken to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) for postmortem. The other deceased has not been identified yet, police said. Security forces, including state and central units, have been deployed in the area to stabilize the situation.
Two people, including a woman, killed
The state government has strongly condemned the attack on unarmed villagers of Kotruk. In a statement, Manipur’s home department said, “The state government has received information about the unfortunate incident of attack on unarmed Koutruk villagers with drones, bombs and sophisticated weapons, in which two persons including a woman were killed, allegedly by Kuki militants. Such act of terrorising unarmed villagers has been taken very seriously by the state government, while it is making every possible effort to bring normalcy and peace in the state.”
It said such act of fomenting mayhem among unarmed villagers is seen as an attempt by the state government to derail the efforts of establishing peace in the state. “The state government has initiated immediate action to control the situation and punish those involved in the attack on Koutruk village, Imphal West,” the home department said. Meanwhile, the state’s Director General of Police has directed all Superintendents of Police to remain on maximum alert in all border areas.
