Five months after ethnic violence broke out in Manipur, ongoing divisions have dragged the state into what many experts have described as a civil war. Clashes are continuing, despite the presence of the army.
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A three-member committee constituted by the Supreme Court to look into the violence in Manipur had recently advised the Manipur government to publish a list of those who have died, and if no one comes to claim the bodies, to dispose of them in a “respectable manner.” The Kuki Inpi Manipur, the apex body of the Kuki tribes and the Kuki Students Organization-General Headquarters stated that it is pertinent to recognize that the state of Manipur has been clearly separated on ethnic lines.
KIM Information and Publicity Secretary, Janghaolun Haokip said that the recent arrest of Moirangthem Anand Singh by the NIA has uncovered the well-established conspiracy of the banned Meitei militant outfits to secede from the Union of India. He said that there is no doubt that the conspiracy has been in existence which is evident in the certain anti-national characters of these terror outfits operating mainly from within Myanmar.
The Commission has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary, Commissioner (Home), DGP and SP Imphal East to submit the status report regarding the allegations made against the state. Notice is returnable on October 3; respondents shall submit the status report on or before the return date, the notice stated.