This shooting in Churachandpur comes after days of fierce clashes between the state’s majority Meitei community and the Kuki tribe, which had also originated in the area on Wednesday.
The United Christian Forum of North East India said a power struggle among different groups has led to “conflicts, violence, arson and loss of life” and invited all churches to join “a collective effort to pray for peace” on Sunday.
Imphal/IBNS: At least 32 people have been kiilled in Manipur ethnic violence, while life in the troubled state is limping back to normalcy amid heavy security presence.
Imphal: The death toll in the ethnic violence that engulfed Manipur has gone up to 54, officials told news agency PTI. This comes after four people were shot dead in Manipur’s Churachandpur when security forces were carrying out evacuation of Meiteis in the area and another was killed in Imphal.
Of the 54 officially declared dead, 16 bodies were kept in