At least five persons were killed in Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts of Manipur on Saturday as the toll in northeastern state rose to 187.
Three of those killed were Meiteis and two were from the Kuki community. The killings took place around 4 am Saturday in and around Kwakta village of the Meitei-dominated Bishnupur district and Pholjang village of Churachandpur, where the Kukis live.
Three other persons, including a policeman were injured in the violence as well, an unidentified police official told PTI. “The policeman sustained splinter injuries on his face,” the official said. “All the three have been brought to Raj Medicity in Imphal for treatment. They are out of danger.”
At least 187 people were killed in the ongoing violence, says government data. According to the Kuki Students Organisation president’s statement to Maktoob, the violence in the northeastern state has resulted in the deaths of at least 135 Kukis, with half a dozen reported cases of rapes against Kuki women. Over 200 Kukis remain missing, and their whereabouts are yet to be known, he said.
Nearly 60,000, mostly Kukis, have been forced to flee their homes.
(Shaheen Abdulla and Sahid Faris are reporting from Manipur additionally)
