Mob storms police station, loots arms during violence in Manipur’s Ukhrul 

The constabulary presumption was attacked erstwhile the unit was going on.

Prohibitory orders were imposed and mobile net services were suspended successful the municipality aft the clash betwixt 2 groups of the Naga community.

“After unit broke retired successful Ukhrul town, a mob comprising mostly of youths stormed the constabulary presumption located astatine Wino Bazar and decamped with authorities weapons,” an authoritative said.

The fig and types of weapons looted cannot beryllium instantly confirmed arsenic an probe is continuing, helium added.

Unofficial sources, however, claimed that the looted weapons included AK-47 and INSAS rifles.

Looting of arms was reported from assorted constabulary stations successful the ethnic-strife-torn authorities earlier, but successful each those cases the areas acrophobic were dominated by either Meities oregon Kukis, the 2 warring communities.

This is the archetypal clip a constabulary presumption was stormed successful a Naga-majority area, according to a source.

“The Ukhrul constabulary presumption is located a fewer metres distant from an Assam Rifles camp,” the authoritative said.

On Wednesday, Additional Director General of Police L Kailun directed each territory SPs and different officers to stay connected “high alert” and to guarantee due information for arms and ammunition.

It is not clear, however, whether the acquisition was fixed earlier oregon aft the arms were looted from the constabulary presumption successful Ukhrul district.

On Wednesday, 3 persons including a Manipur Rifles unit were killed and much than 20 others were injured successful the gunfight betwixt 2 groups implicit cleaning a crippled of land, constabulary said.

Members of the 2 sides beryllium to the Tangkhul Naga assemblage but are residents of antithetic villages. Both laic assertion to that land.

One of the 3 deceased was on-duty unit of the Manipur Rifles, an equipped unit nether the authorities government.

Ten of the critically injured person been referred to a infirmary successful Imphal portion others are being treated successful the Ukhrul territory hospital, constabulary said.

Additional forces were besides rushed to the territory to bring the concern nether control.

Following the violence, 3 Tangkhul Naga legislators had appealed to the villagers to support bid and “resolve the contented amicably done dialogue.” Prohibitory orders nether BNSS Section 163 person been imposed successful Ukhrul municipality pursuing the incidental and net services person been suspended.

The northeastern state, affected by taste clashes since May 2023, witnessed escalated unit from aboriginal past month.

More than 200 radical person been killed and thousands rendered stateless successful unit betwixt Imphal Valley-based Meiteis and adjoining hills-based Kukis since May 3 past year.