Over 33 people held in violence-hit Manipur by Indian police
Imphal: A many as 33 people were arrested by Indian police after a massive surge in ethnic violence in Manipur, where a curfew and an internet blackout have been imposed, officers said on Thursday.
According to Kashmir Media Service, fighting had broke out in Manipur in May 2023, between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community, an ethnic conflict that has since killed at least 200 people.
Since then, communities have splintered into rival groups across swaths of the northeastern state, which borders war-torn Myanmar.
After months of relative calm, fresh fighting erupted this month.
At least 11 people have been killed, including in what police called a “significant escalation” of violence, with insurgents firing rockets and dropping bombs with drones.
