India, Feb. 17 -- 51 students from the Kuki-Zo community preparing for their board examinations were safely evacuated from two locations in Manipur's Ukhrul district following renewed ethnic tensions.

The evacuation involved 20 female students from the 40 Assam Rifles Battalion Headquarters in Shangshak and 31 male students from F Company, 40 Assam Rifles, at the Shokvao Company Operating Base (COB). Officials said the move was necessitated after the violence in Litan and adjoining areas between February 7 and 13, reportedly triggered by an altercation involving individuals from the Tangkhul Naga and Kuki communities. More than 50 houses were burnt during the violence.

Authorities stated that the students were relocated as a precautiona...