An ongoing ethnic conflict between the Meiteis and Kukis in Manipur could spread across other parts of Northeast India, experts have warned. Violence in Manipur has caused an exodus of Meiteis from neighbouring Mizoram out of concerns for safety due to escalating tensions. Over a thousand Meiteis have already arrived in Barak Valley, southern Assam, since last weekend.
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A youth from Assam's Cachar district was arrested along with a sizable quantity of explosives that had been brought from the nearby state of Meghalaya, police said on Saturday.The arrested has been identified as 24-year-old Prosonjit Baishnab, .