Twenty members of the Naga and Kuki communities remain untraced after being allegedly abducted in Manipur’s hill districts. Security forces continue joint operations, patrolling, and recovery of arms and IEDs while ensuring the safety of local residents, officials said.
Three people were killed and seven houses torched during an early morning armed attack on Loibol Khullen village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district. Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh condemned the incident, promising strict action against the perpetrators
Five kutcha houses were gutted in suspected militant arson at Kuki-Zo village Kharam Vaiphei in Manipur’s Kangpokpi. Police said no casualties occurred. KIM condemned the attack, demanding probe. Clashes between Naga, Kuki-Zo tribes continue amid ongoing ethnic violence
Normal life was disrupted across parts of Manipur as Kuki Zo and Naga groups enforced shutdowns protesting the killings of three church leaders and a civilian. Schools, markets and transport services were affected in Kangpokpi, Churachandpur and Chandel districts amid heightened tensions
A transgender social activist cycling from Delhi to Manipur for peace safely crossed the Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi district under central forces’ security after a Kuki outfit issued a warning, highlighting the deep ethnic divide in violence-hit Manipur
Clashes erupt between demonstrators and security forces in Kangpokpi district after police fire tear gas to disperse them, as they oppose Union Home Minister Amit Shah's directive allowing free movement across the State
