40 people killed in North East India’s Manipur due to fresh clashes

At least 40 suspected militants and two police officers have been killed following a new outbreak of violence. in Manipur in northeast India late Sunday evening.

Manipur was on edge after the explosion of inter-ethnic violence has killed at least 70 people this month. people And left dozens of thousands of displaced people.

State government official, who Not wish to be named, said that Manipur Chief Minister Earlier Sunday, N. Biren Singh told reporters that about 40 “militants” had been killed by security forces. over V last two days.

“The terrorists were using Machine guns and sniper rifles M-16 and AK-47 against civilian population. They came to many villages to burn down homes,” local media quoted Singh.

“We started to take very drastic measures against their with V help of army and other power structures. We have reports that about 40 terrorists have been shot dead. dead’ Singh said.

A military source confirmed the surge in riot and said four people was killed in V past 24 hours.

“At least three armed villains, who tried set fire into empty houses, and shot at the security forces when they tried to stop them, they died in reciprocal firing”, a source told AFP. declining be named.

“One more gunman was killed in Sea and three others, including two guards. personnel were injured,” the source said.

Outer States of sandwiched between Bangladesh, China and Myanmar, northeast India has long been a powder keg. of tension between different ethnic groups.

Violence in Manipur formerly in May was between most of the Meitei, who mostly Indians and live in around the state capital Imphal and the predominantly Christian Kuki tribe in surrounding hills.

The spark was Cookie’s anger at the prospect of meitei receive guaranteed quotas of government work and other privileges in form of affirmative action.

This also raised the Kuki’s long-standing fears that the meitei might also be admitted to acquire Earth in areas currently restrained for them and other tribal groups.

thousands of troops were transferred to restore order, and about 30 thousand. people fled from their homes for V safety of special army-run camps for displaced. Mobile internet disabled for weeks.