2 killed during stir over Meitei siblings' killing in explosion
Imphal, April 8 -- Two protesters were killed in ethnic violence-hit Manipur on Tuesday after security forces allegedly fired at a group of people, who took to the streets against the killing of a five-year-old boy and his six-month-old sister in a Tuesday bombing, and stormed a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp, vandalised it, and set vehicles on fire.
State home minister Govindas Konthoujam said two people succumbed to bullet injuries, and at least 31 were injured as CRPF personnel controlled the mob.
The killing of the Meitei siblings in Bishnupur's Tronglaobi in the early hours of Tuesday sparked outrage. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum, a Kuki-Zo body, refuted the allegation that Kuki-Zo were involved in the attack.
Authorities suspended internet and mobile data services in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching, and Bishnupur for three days to curb the flare-up, said officials.
People took to the streets against the killing of the siblings, even as chief minister Yumnam Khemchand condemned the attack and assured that the government would hunt down the perpetrators and deliver justice at the earliest. "....There is vested interest in derailing the peace process when the state is limping back to normalcy," he said.
Khemchand said the investigation will be handed over to the National Investigation Agency. "I cannot confirm which group was involved in the crime, but during a security review meeting, I instructed the security officials to nab the culprits dead or alive by today, if possible."...
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