A screengrab from the viral video. (Source: Meitei Heritage Society/ X)
After videos emerged from Manipur showing a radical of young men playing shot portion carrying weapons, an bureau bearer of a Kuki-Zomi organisation has said the scenes are from a “friendly lucifer betwixt colony volunteers”.
The video shows men wearing fluorescent jerseys warming up for a shot match. A poster successful the inheritance indicates that the determination is Nohjang Kipgen Memorial Playground successful a colony called K Gamnophai. Some of the men are seen carrying weapons portion playing connected the field.
An bureau bearer of the Committee connected Tribal Unity, a civilian nine organisation based successful Manipur’s Kuki-Zomi bulk Kangpokpi district, confirmed that the videos were taken during a shot lucifer successful the district.
“It was a affable lucifer betwixt colony volunteers. It took spot earlier this week,” helium said, referring to a word utilized for equipped men engaged successful the ongoing taste struggle successful the state.
The men’s jerseys bespeak that they are members of a shot nine from Churachandpur, different Kuki-Zomi bulk district.
The video was besides shared by an relationship called Meitei Heritage Society connected X, which raised interest astir the unfastened show of weapons.
This video of a shot tourney successful Manipur has gone viral connected societal media. What is profoundly disturbing is the unfastened show of blase weapons by the truthful called footballers. Or is it a shot tourney of Kuki Militants?
We impulse the authorities to analyse this… pic.twitter.com/3IC5uY9BkH
— Meitei Heritage Society (@meiteiheritage) February 6, 2025
Since the commencement of the ongoing struggle successful Manipur, the wide beingness of blase weaponry among radical connected some sides of the taste disagreement successful the authorities has been 1 of the biggest challenges for authorities and information forces.
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