These youngsters, mostly in their late 20s and early 30s, identify themselves as volunteers and say they have taken up the responsibility to keep their own safe as security forces "could not do enough to protect us".
Women-led protestors in Manipur blocked the Army convoy to demand seized weapons. Despite firing in the air, the Army couldn t disperse the crowd. An agreement was later made for the Army to hand over the arms to the police, restoring normalcy
A gun battle broke out between village volunteers of the two warring communities in ethnic-strife-torn Manipur's Imphal West district on Sunday morning, police said.
The Election Commission of India has declared polling "void" for the Lok Sabha elections at six polling stations in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary constituency.