Terrorists carried out a drone attack in Sejam Chirang village of Manipur's Imphal district on Monday (September 3) evening. In which 3 people including a woman were injured. Police said this is the second drone attack in 2 days. At around 6.20 pm on Monday, three explosives were dropped from a drone in a residential area of Sejam Chirang. Which broke the roof and exploded inside the houses. The terrorists also fired from the hilltop. After which the security forces also opened fire. Sejam Chirang village is about 3 km from Kotruk, where two people were killed and nine injured in a drone strike and firing on Sunday, September 1. There are fears that Kuki militants are receiving technical support and training from Myanmar for drone warfare or are directly involved in it. Bombing the population and security forces with drones is terrorism. I strongly condemn this cowardice. The state government will take action. People of Manipur will unite against hatred and separatism.- N Biren Singh, Chief Minister (Manipur) 2 bombs hit houses, 3rd bomb exploded on river bank 1st bomb from drone landed on the roof of 65-year-old Vatham Gambhir's house in Manning Likai of Sejam Chirang village, 2nd bomb He was lying on the street next to his house, when a third bomb exploded near it. Nadi Watham Gambhir's daughter Sanatombi (23) was hit by shrapnel in the stomach. He was immediately admitted to the hospital. Sanatombi was referred to Shija Hospital. Gambhir's younger brother Jotin (56) also sustained a minor injury on his shoulder in the blast. Police found ammunition during investigation Manipur Police in a statement said that during the search operation, a drone was found near Kharam Waifei village in Kangpokpi district. Arms and explosives were found during a search operation by security forces in Kangchup Ponlen in Kangpokpi district. These included ten 12-inch single-bore rifles, one improvised mortar, nine improvised mortar barrels, 20 gelatin rods, thirty detonators, two country-made rockets. Images after the attack on Sunday 1st September… 5 empty houses were also set on fire on Sunday People of the Meitei community live in Kotruk village, 18 km from Imphal. The shooting happened at 2 pm on Sunday. After which people fled from there to save their lives. The terrorists looted the vacant houses. Also 5 houses and vehicles parked there were set on fire. However, security forces repelled the attackers on Sunday night. All 17 families of the village fled after the drone attack On Sunday night, Kuki armed terrorists attacked 3 villages including Kautruk village in Imphal West district by dropping bombs from drones. After this, all 17 families of Kautruk village have fled the village. To save their lives, everyone has left their homes to safer places like Imphal, Khurkhul and Sekmai. There is an atmosphere of fear among people. They fear that large-scale violence may erupt once again. Priyakumar, a resident of Kautruk, said that till now there is no proper security system in the village due to which everyone has left the village out of fear. Meanwhile, students from Kautruk and surrounding areas fear that the college may be closed again due to the outbreak of violence. MLA and CM's son-in-law demand withdrawal of central forces BJP MLA and CM Biren Singh's son-in-law Rajkumar Imo Singh has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting withdrawal of central forces. They demand that the entire responsibility of security should now be given to the state. Peace is not being established due to the presence of 60 thousand central forces in the state. So it is better to remove the security forces. Kuki Volunteers Threat – Evacuate village in 3 days Angry with CM Biren Singh's statement, Kuki-Jo village volunteers have released a video in which they have threatened that if the people of Meitei do not vacate the village in 3 days, Kuki volunteers will drive them away. In the video, a Kuki volunteer is seen saying – Meitei militants are continuously targeting Churachandpur-Kangpokpi, and the Chief Minister has said that there is peace in the state. They think we are fools. Kuki-Jo organizations demand Kukiland in Manipur People of the Kuki-Jo community took out rallies in Manipur's Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Tengnopal on August 31. These organizations demand that a separate Kukiland be created in Manipur, which should be a union territory. These organizations say that the only way to get the state out of caste strife is to create a union territory with a legislature on the lines of Puducherry. Protests against CM Biren's interview and viral audio Protests against the interview given by CM Biren Singh to news agency PTI were held in Manipur on August 31. The Chief Minister rejected the demand of Kuki groups for separate administration (Kukiland). CM Biren said that he will not allow the identity of the state to be weakened. Biren belongs to the Meitei community, though he has assured a special development package for the area where the Kukis live. Apart from this, another viral audio of CM Biren has created an uproar. This audio is attributed to CM Biren Singh. The audio contains objectionable comments on the ongoing violence in Manipur since May 2023. However, the Manipur government says that the Chief Minister's voice has been tampered with in the audio clip. This is being done to derail the peace initiative in the violence-hit state. BJP leader's house set on fire On August 31, the house of BJP spokesperson T Michael L Haokip's father was set on fire in Panial village of Manipur. While sharing the video on X, Haokip alleged that this cookie is the work of people. Haokip said it was the third time his house had been attacked in a year. Last week too, more than 30 gunmen fired several rounds. Over 200 people have died in ongoing violence since May 2023 Violence has been ongoing in Manipur since May 3, 2023 between the Kuki and Meitei communities over reservation. According to government figures, 226 people have died so far due to violence. While more than 1100 people have been injured. More than 65 thousand people have left their homes.
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Drone attack for second consecutive day in Manipur: Kuki militants bomb houses in Meitei area, 2 injured; Fear of technical support from Myanmar
