The latest gunfight comes a day after two CRPF personnel were killed and two others were injured in Bishnupur district following a blast at the paramilitary force’s outpost.
The boys, all belonging to the Meitei ethnic community, and currently undertaking “special classes” to learn English, Hindi and Gujarati apart from “spiritual discourse and lessons in daily discipline”, said they are "happy". Some of them are also seen sport ear-piercing – a ritual in Manipur.
Fresh violence rocked Manipur following the death of two students, leading to protests by students and youth in the state. Amidst ongoing protests, the Centre has transferred back senior IPS officer Rakesh Balwal back to Manipur cadre.
The Manipur government on Saturday, 29 July, resumed its campaign for biometric capture of all illegal Myanmar immigrants amid the ethnic violence in the state following the Centre’s directive, a senior official said.