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14 houses of Kuki and Naga communities were burnt in Ghatna on Saturday.
There was high tension in Manipur’s Kangpokpi and Kamjong districts on Sunday after 10 people were killed in violent clashes between Naga and Kuki communities. A 24-hour curfew remained in force here, due to which the markets remained closed.
In view of the situation, additional contingents of CRPF, Assam Rifles, Cobra Battalion and Manipur Police Commandos have been deployed in sensitive areas. According to the police officer, door-to-door searches are being conducted in ultra-sensitive areas like Makui Ashang, Tapon and Chasad to nab the miscreants.
Nearly 40 people have died since violence started again in Manipur in February. Incidents of violence also occurred in Ukhrul, Kamjong, Kangpokpi, Tamenglong and Noni as well as parts of Senapati.
A woman was shot dead in Kuki-dominated village ‘Chasad’ on Saturday. Only after this violence broke out between both the communities.
External militants came twice in 17 days
David Johnson, a resident of the border village, said, we are confined to our homes since yesterday. A large number of security forces are deployed outside, yet the firing continued throughout the night. There was firing in the villages of the buffer zone in the morning also. Despite so much force, militants are easily coming and burning settlements.
The names of Kuki National Army-Burma and Myanmar-based PDF factions came to light in the case of killing of people of Tangkhul Naga community on September 24 in Pilong. Three KNA-B militants were killed in Chasad near border post 102 on Saturday. Since the coup in Myanmar in 2021, militants have been entering India and carrying out attacks.
The Naga-Kuki conflict was earlier limited to Ukhrul district, but has now spread to Kangpokpi, Senapati, Tamenglong and Kamjong districts. People of Naga and Kuki communities live together in these areas. However, now both sides are accusing each other of harboring militants and establishing their dominance in the area.
Miscreants burnt 14 houses of Kuki and Naga communities
The miscreants also tried to set fire to Chasad police station on Saturday. 14 houses of Kuki and Naga communities were burnt. The dead included 6 Nagas, 3 Kukis and one Nepali.
According to the police, the operation was launched after receiving information about construction of illegal bunkers near Chasad police station. The women tried to stop the construction, following which unidentified assailants opened fire on the security personnel. A 42 year old woman died in this. After this there were incidents of arson and firing.
In a separate incident in Ukhrul district, Sandeep Rai, 40, was shot dead near Chepu Yaolen in firing by suspected militants on Saturday.
Major events from February to October 10
7–11 February: Ukhrul violence erupts over minor dispute
A fight broke out between two Tangkhul Nagas and two Kuki youths on the night of 7 February in Litan area of Ukhrul district. The next day the vacant house of a Kuki family was set on fire. After the demand for handing over the accused, tension increased, stone pelting and firing took place. Many houses were burnt and the administration took measures like curfew and internet ban.
24–25 April: Three killed in firing
At least three people were reported dead in two separate firing incidents near Sinakithel and Mullam villages of Ukhrul. These included a person from Tangkhul Naga community. This further increased the tension between the two communities.
7–8 May: Attacks and arson on the villages of Ukhrul and Kamjong.
Several incidents of firing and arson took place in Ukhrul and Kamjong districts. At least six people were reported injured. Attacks and arson on up to 15 houses were reported in three villages of the Tangkhul Naga community near the India-Myanmar border.
Late August: 7 people died
According to Human Rights Watch, at least seven people were killed in violence between the Naga and Kuki-Jo communities in late August. The total death toll in this conflict, which began in February, was reported to be 34 by the beginning of September.
September: Scope of violence increased
By the end of September reports noted more than 50 deaths in the Naga–Kuki conflict. Due to the violence, the process of retaliation between the two communities and the challenge to the security system increased.
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