Army claimed to have killed three KPLT militants at a combing operation in Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday.
According to army, the trio were killed during a fierce fight near Duni Tokbi Gaon in the hills district when the joint operation was going on.
Security forces further claimed to have busted a hideout with huge cache of arms and ammunition.
We are deeply concerned about the continuing ethnic violence in Manipur between the Meitei community and the tribal Kuki and Zo communities. We demand an immediate halt to this violence that is causing large scale disruption of lives, livelihoods and properties and unleashing even more terror among people.
The immediate trigger to this violence was an April 2023 Manipur High Court order advising the state government to grant the Meitei community (members of which now have either OBC or in some cases SC status) the status of Scheduled Tribe. Thereby, the Meitei community would have access to land that is currently reserved for tribal communities. Several spates of violence broke...
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