Manipur Violence LIVE: Kuki Groups Hold Coffin Rally to ‘Pay Tribute’ to 10 Slain Youths

Manipur Violence LIVE: Kuki Groups Hold Coffin Rally to ‘Pay Tribute’ to 10 Slain Youths

At least one person died in the past 24 hours during a third straight day of ethnic unrest in the troubled eastern Indian border state of Manipur, a government official said on Monday. The state of 3.2 million people, which borders Myanmar, has been hit by a fresh spate of violence over the last week, part of long-standing strife between its ethnic Kuki and Meitei communities. The bloodshed has killed at least 250 people and displaced 60,000 people in the region since May last year. Late on Sunday night, Meitei residents in the Jiribam district took to the streets, vandalising properties in response to recent killings of women and children from its community, a state government official said. "Some protesters were trying to vandalise properties, including the offices of (national) political parties BJP and Congress," said the official, who did not want to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media, adding that one protester had "died in a police action".

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