Four persons were killed in fresh violence that erupted along the boundary of the districts of Bishnupur and Churachandpur in Manipur on Saturday night.
One of those who died belonged to the Kuki-Zo community. The remaining three belonged to the Meitei community and were shot dead by armed men around midnight in the Khoijuman Tabi village of Bishnupur district.
The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum said that a man from the Kuki-Zo community, David Thiek, was killed by Meitei men.
The killed Meitei men have been identified as identified as Naorem Rajkumar (25), Haobam Ibomcha (37) and Ningombam Ibungcha (32). Members of the Meitei community have alleged that Kukis were behind the violence.
Over 100 people have been killed and nearly 60,000 have been forced to flee their homes since violence first erupted in Manipur on May 3. Widespread incidents of violence and arson continue to deepen the crisis in the state.
