A dispute broke out between the police and people from the Kuki community outside the Silchar Medical College Hospital (SMCH) in Assam, following which the police lathi-charged the people.
In fact, families of 10 militants killed in an encounter with security forces in Manipur's Jiribam district were protesting outside the hospital demanding their bodies.
The Assam Police tried to convince them that the bodies would be handed over to the Manipur Police, but the family members pelted stones demanding that the bodies be handed over there.
After this the police lathi-charged the protestors, after which the situation came under control and the family agreed to take the dead body from the Manipur police. Now the bodies are being airlifted to Churachandpur in Manipur.
On November 11, 10 Kuki militants were killed On November 11, CRPF personnel killed 10 Kuki militants in an encounter in Manipur's Jiribam district. The incident took place at 2.30 pm in Jakurador Karong area of Borobekera.
These extremists attacked the police station and CRPF post here. A CRPF jawan was injured during the retaliatory action, he is undergoing treatment in Silchar, Assam. This area is adjacent to the border of Assam.
Near the police station is a relief camp for people displaced by the Manipur violence. People living here are a target of Kuki extremists. The camp has been attacked before. Security has been beefed up in the area as a precautionary measure and curfew has been imposed till further orders.
According to officials, the militants wore uniforms like soldiers. 3 AK rifles, 4 SLRs, 2 Insas rifles, one RPG, 1 pump action gun, BP helmet and magazines have been recovered from them.
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After the encounter, the dead bodies of the militants were kept at one place.
The area is adjacent to the Assam border, home to a camp for people displaced by the Manipur violence.
A day ago, three dead bodies were found in Jiri river A day ago, on Friday, the bodies of a woman and two children were found floating in the Jiri river. These have been sent for post-mortem. During the encounter on November 11, 6 people went missing from a relief camp located in Borobreka Police Station premises in Jiribam district. These three dead bodies are said to be his. The dead bodies were sent to Silchar Medical College Hospital. Search is on for six missing people.
Locals suspect that the attackers had abducted women and children. Protests are being held in various parts of the state demanding his discovery. Officials of IG and DIG rank have been sent from Imphal to Jiribam on Friday to monitor the operation.
Kuki society protests with demand for justice People of the Kuki community are demanding justice for those killed in the encounter. Hundreds of people protested in Churachandpur on Friday. They demand that there should be a judicial inquiry into the encounter.
At the same time, after the discovery of three bodies, hundreds of people staged protests in several areas of the Imphal Valley on Saturday. Women, mainly women, blocked roads by burning tires in Kwakithel and Sagolband Terra areas of Imphal West district. Women traders staged a protest rally at Khwairamband market, while heavy security forces remained deployed.
People protesting at Khwairambandh Kithal main market in Imphal.
Protesters burnt tires to block roads in Imphal.
The protesters are demanding the resignation of local MLAs In Imphal, people attacked the houses of local MLAs and demanded their resignation. People say that these leaders have failed to protect people's lives and property. Protesters attacked the houses of MLAs from other constituencies including Keesamthamthong and Khurai assembly constituencies.
A large number of protesters are present outside the house of local MLAs.
It has been almost 500 days since the violence in Manipur It has been almost 500 days since the ongoing violence between the Kuki-Maitei. During this period, 237 people have died, more than 1500 people have been injured, 60 thousand people have left their homes and live in relief camps. About 11 thousand FIRs were registered and 500 people were arrested.
During this time there were incidents like naked parade of women, gang rape, burning alive and throat slitting. Even now Manipur is divided into two parts. There is Kuki in the hill districts and Maitei in the plains districts. Boundaries are drawn between the two.
School- mobile internet was stopped. The state government banned the internet for 5 days on September 10 following a sudden rise in violent incidents in Manipur. However, the ban on broadband internet was lifted on 12 September.
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