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A time aft clashes broke retired betwixt residents of 2 villages successful Manipur’s Ukhrul district, the decease toll successful the incidental went up to 4 with a villager succumbing to his injuries astatine an Imphal infirmary connected Thursday. The villager was identified arsenic Y R Pamzeijo, a nonmigratory of Hungpung village.
Pamzeijo’s decease was a fallout of a firefight betwixt residents of Hungpung and Hunpun villages connected Wednesday, allegedly implicit a bound dispute. Three people, including a jawan of the 6th Manipur Rifles, died of gunshot wounds connected Wednesday and respective others were injured.
With the concern inactive volatile, territory authorities extended the net prohibition imposed connected Wednesday for 2 much days to forestall the circulation of rumours and propaganda. The curfew imposed is besides yet to beryllium lifted.
According to the police, taking vantage of the escalating violence, a mob stormed the Ukhrul constabulary presumption and decamped with 20 weapons. “We are trying our champion to retrieve the stolen weapons. The territory authorities, including the police, person spoken to the villagers. We are hopeful that the weapons volition beryllium returned soon. Security forces are geared up to behaviour hunt operations if the stolen weapons are not returned,” a elder constabulary serviceman of the territory said.
Official sources said the bound quality betwixt Hungpung and Hunpun villages is astir a period old.
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