India's Home Minister Amit Shah convened a meeting in Delhi with senior officials to assess the emerging violence in Manipur, targeting the region's security concerns. Sources indicate a comprehensive meeting is scheduled for 12 noon on Monday involving key stakeholders.
This dramatic scenario has triggered the implementation of curfews in Imphal West and Imphal East, while internet access across seven districts remains halted. These measures follow impassioned protests sparked by the grim discovery of six bodies in Jiribam, reportedly kidnapped by Kuki militants. The unrest escalated when crowds attacked several legislators' residences, leading to extensive property damage.
Reports from Monday describe a fierce exchange of gunfire in Jiribam district between security forces and militants. Amidst the chaos, three women and three children, then residing in relief camps, vanished—Meitei organizations allege their abduction by extremists.
On November 11, a militant group launched an assault on a police station in the Borobekra area. Security forces thwarted the attack, resulting in the deaths of 11 terrorists. As they retreated, the militants kidnapped three women and three children from the nearby relief camp, all belonging to a single family.
