Three shot dead by militants in Manipur; locals protest with bodies outside CM's house
Three people were killed in an attack by armed militants in Manipur, leading to protests where bodies were placed outside the Chief Minister's residence. The government has responded by promising medical support and increasing security in the region.
Why it matters
The incident marks a continuation of ethnic violence in Manipur, reflecting deep-seated regional instability and security failures.
GUWAHATI: Three Meiteis were killed and three others injured in an attack by “armed miscreants” in Manipur on Monday morning, prompting protesters to leave the bodies of two victims at the gate of Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh’s official bungalow in Imphal’s Babupara area.Police fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd and shifted the bodies to a hospital. It was not immediately known whether Singh was at his residence at the time.One of the injured said that a group of 16 had gone to the hills, near the border of Meitei-majority Imphal East and Kuki-majority Kangpokpi districts, to collect firewood and were loading it onto a vehicle when they came under attack. The deceased are Arubam Ronil (35), Lairenlakpam Inaobi (44) and Kshetrimayum Sushil (32).
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