Eleven militants were killed in an encounter with CRPF personnel in Manipur’s Jiribam district on Monday (November 11, 2024). The encounter took place when Kuki militants attacked a CRPF camp. News agency NNI quoted sources as saying that a CRPF jawan was also injured during the encounter. He has been sent to the hospital by helicopter for treatment.
A farmer was injured in Manipur’s Imphal East district on Monday morning when militants started firing on him from nearby hilly areas. The attack was part of the third consecutive day of Kuki militants attacking farmers working in the Imphal Valley. Security forces immediately reached the spot and retaliated. A small encounter took place in this. The injured farmer was sent to Yangangpokpi PHC hospital for treatment and now his condition is stable.
11 suspected militants killed in an encounter with CRPF in Jiribam area of Manipur. A CRPF personnel is also critically injured in the encounter: Sources pic.twitter.com/mDoJu2VA3y
— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2024
Murder of a woman engaged in farming work
In another incident on Saturday (9 November 2024), a 34-year-old female farmer was shot while working in the fields. This attack took place in the hilly areas of Churachandpur district. This attack has further increased the tension in the area. On Sunday, similar attacks were carried out in Sanasbi, Sabunkhok Khunnau and Thamnapokpi areas.
Past of caste violence in Manipur
Due to the ongoing caste violence in Manipur since May last year, more than two hundred people have been killed and thousands have been rendered homeless from their homes. The violence is taking place between the Meitei community of Imphal Valley and the Kuki community settled in the surrounding hilly areas. The history of violence in Manipur is linked to ethnic and political conflicts. There has been long-standing tension between the Kuki, Naga and Meitei communities in the state.
The issue of Manipur is also related to the rights of independence, identity and self-governance. Since the 1990s, several militant organizations have emerged in Manipur, with the aim of protecting their respective ethnic identities and demanding secession from the state. As a result, there has been frequent violence, firing and military action, leading to instability in the social and political environment of the state.
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