Violence in Manipur,
At Koutruk, in the Imphal West district of Manipur, a drone strike took place. The scene looked like a war zone, with broken cars and houses, black and white ashes on the ground, and pieces of bombs.
In recent days, suspected Kuki insurgents have launched drone and rocket strikes on Manipur, shocking the region and killing a number of civilians as well as security personnel. The latest round of violence struck as the northeastern state began to gradually revert to normalcy after ethnic conflicts between Kukis and Meiteis since May 3 of last year.
Briefly said,
Violence in Manipur,
With burned-out houses and cars, villages resemble combat zones.
latest drone and rocket assaults in Manipur cause fresh unrest.
Using bunkers and weapons, the village defense forces secure their homes.
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the foothill villages—Jiribam among them—that were the target of the drone and missile attacks. At Koutruk in the Imphal West district, there were clear signs of violence, such as broken tin roofs, black and white ashes on the ground, and wrecked cars and homes. The area looked a war zone.
Several law enforcement agencies have deployed to the state’s high-crime zones, urging residents to stay inside due to the possibility of additional attacks.
While the village defense forces have been armed with sniper rifles inside the villages, the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) has been patrolling the foothill areas.
Townspeople ready to combat recent assaults
To ward off firings and drone assaults, local defense personnel have built bunkers. Spotters, who locate the locations of the gunfire using long-range binoculars, have also been deployed.
Barrels, bulletproof jackets, and state-of-the-art walkie-talkie sets are among the other equipment in the guards’ camp.
Speaking under anonymity, a volunteer for the village defense claimed he was staying in the bunker to defend his community from rocket assaults.
Pump cannons made of local pipes were used to fire rockets until the previous year; however, their range was much reduced. Rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), on the other hand, have a very long striking range and have been used in recent strikes.
Violence in Manipur,
In the meantime, there was a protest in Imphal, when demonstrators marched toward the governor’s mansion while brandishing torches.
The demonstrators attempted to enter the governor’s mansion while chanting anti-new wave of violence chants, but were driven out by the security guards positioned there.
In the meantime, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh met with the Governor and made a demand to be given back control over the state’s security.
Currently, the Union Home Ministry’s security advisor, who is nominated by the central government, is in charge of maintaining law and order and providing security.
the area, and it is said that they are planning to buy more anti-drone weapons and similar systems.
The continuous fighting in the northeastern state between the Meitei and Kuki groups, which has taken over 200 lives so far, now faces an additional threat due to the increase in drone and rocket strikes.