India, March 18 -- A day-long shutdown in Manipur's Churachandpur district following a clash between the Zomi and Hmar communities was lifted after a peace agreement late on Monday.

In a joint statement, leaders of Hmar Inpui and the Zomi Council, representing the Hmar and Zomi (sub-tribes of the Kuki and Zomi communities), said the district administration convened a joint meeting with community leaders.

The clash was triggered on Sunday when Hmar Inpui leader Richard Laltanpuia Hmar was allegedly attacked. Hmar Inpui said he was intercepted while returning home, blindfolded, and assaulted on the campus of a school despite identifying himself.

As tensions escalated, the district magistrate imposed a curfew across the district on Monday...