IMPHAL: A day after the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United People's Front (UPF) declared that the blockade on National Highway 2 in the Kangpokpi district will be lifted, Seilen Haokip, a spokesperson for the KNO, house set on fire by miscreants Churachandpur, Manipur, on Monday night.
One of those who advocated the dismantling of the NH 2 roadblock in Kangpokpi was Seilen Haokip. On July 3, reports of shooting occurrences in the Kangpokpi region, which is tucked beneath the Thingsat hill range, worsened the situation in Manipur. According to sources, a gunfight also took place in the early morning hours in Phaileng village. According to the most recent reports, shooting is still going on in these places, which adds to the general feeling of fear and uncertainty.
Since the start of the state's ethnic unrest on May 3, there have been numerous instances of Meitei community members setting fire to the homes of elected Meitei officials in various parts of the valley, particularly Imphal. However, this is the first well-publicized instance of a Kuki-Zomi leader's residence being targeted in a Kuki-Zomi-dominated area.
Following reports of fighting and burning to break out in Khoijumantabi village on July 2, Chief Minister N Biren Singh hurried to the Bishnupur district's peripheral districts that were experiencing high levels of violence. Three people were reportedly killed as a result of the fighting. Since the beginning of the violence on July 2 at midnight, the situation in the Bishnupur district's outlying territories has remained volatile.
On July 3, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh ordered all bunkers in the state's hill and valley regions to be demolished. The army will be in charge of the operation, with paramilitary troops assisting. N. Biren Singh laid out the government's firm position on the matter during a press conference that was conducted at the Chief Minister's Secretariat.
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