Two killed in firing between miscreants, security forces near Kuki-Zo settlement at Pallel in Manipur
The Hindu
Two killed and several others injured in Pallel, Manipur amid heavy firing between armed miscreants and security forces. Over 40 women injured, 8 miscreants and 3 security personnel sustained bullet injuries.
Two persons were killed and several others injured amid heavy firing between armed miscreants and security forces near a Kuki-Zo settlement at Pallel in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district on Friday.
Unidentified armed miscreants fired at the security personnel at the gates of sector headquarters of Assam Rifles (AR) in Pallel as a crowd of women blocked the movement of the Central security forces, a defence source said.
More than 40 women were injured during mob control exercise. At least eight armed miscreants and three security force personnel sustained bullet injuries. Intermittent firing continued in the area with crowd blocking security forces at multiple locations at Pallel, Kakching and Imphal West.
Hundreds of Kuki-Zo people took refuge in the camps of Border Security Force (BSF) and AR nearby. Several houses and commercial establishments including one belonging to a BJP leader were burnt down. The Pallel township, with a mixed population of Kuki-Zo, Nagas and Meiteis, had remained unaffected since the May 3 ethnic violence between the tribal Kuki-Zo and the Meitei community erupted in the State. More than 160 people have been killed in the violence so far.
The Manipur police posted on X, “There are posts on social media regarding exchange of fire between Kuki militants and Meitei village volunteers, which is not correct. It is clarified that the incident was related to firing between security forces and armed miscreants at Pallel.”
One of the deceased was identified as Jiten (47) from Kakching.
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