{"id":5725,"date":"2023-06-30T00:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T23:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/security-forces-use-teargas-amid-fresh-tension-in-imphal\/%e0%a4%8f%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%82%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b5\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T00:41:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T23:41:01","slug":"security-forces-use-teargas-amid-fresh-tension-in-imphal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/?p=5725","title":{"rendered":"Security Forces Use Teargas Amid Fresh Tension In Imphal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-06\/q0743i9g_manipur-imphal-tension-ndtv_625x300_29_June_23.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Security Forces Use Teargas Amid Fresh Tension In Imphal\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Security Forces Use Teargas Amid Fresh Tension In Imphal\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Security Forces Use Teargas Amid Fresh Tension In Imphal\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-06\/q0743i9g_manipur-imphal-tension-ndtv_625x300_29_June_23.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-06-29T23:30:42+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=708688&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/29062023_n_ViolenceInImphal_94540_55616_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T1M44S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-06\/q0743i9g_manipur-imphal-tension-ndtv_625x300_29_June_23.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=708688&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">Manipur has suffered from ethnic clashes since early May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">Imphal: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Security forces used tear gas to disperse a crowd that had gathered in the heart of Manipur&#8217;s capital Imphal late Thursday as the violence in the state claimed one more life.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd had assembled to pay floral tribute to a former merchant navy officer killed earlier in the day in a gunfight in the district of Kangpokpi.<\/p>\n<p>The body of the man, placed in a traditional coffin, was brought to the Khwairamband Bazaar in the heart of Imphal.<\/p>\n<p>Led by women, the demonstrators threatened to carry the coffin in a procession to the residence of Chief Minister Biren N Singh, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent police from arresting them, they burned tyres in the middle of the road.<\/p>\n<p>The police, accompanied by Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel, arrived at the scene and fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The body was then moved to the morgue at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences in an attempt to de-escalate the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, the army said a person was killed, and several others were injured when armed &#8220;rioters&#8221; opened unprovoked fire in the village of Haraothel, located in Kangpokpi district.<\/p>\n<p>The local army unit reported &#8220;unconfirmed casualties&#8221; while noting that there could be other bodies on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Intermittent firing continued in the area, making it difficult to determine the exact number of casualties, they said.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Army&#8217;s Twitter handle, &#8220;Spear Corps,&#8221; stated that their troops immediately mobilized in response to the early morning firing.<\/p>\n<p>They reported encountering resistance from the armed rioters but managed to prevent the situation from escalating.<\/p>\n<p>Additional troops were moved to the area in response to the large crowds and reported casualties1.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the evening, the Spear Corps reported controlling the mob buildup that was interfering with security operations.<\/p>\n<p>They also reported hearing gunfire from the eastern village of K Munlai around 4 pm, and an exchange of fire from the direction of village Bethel, located south of the National Sports University, at approximately 5:15 pm. The army said it was &#8220;dominating the area to de-escalate the situation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>At least 100 people have been killed and more than 40,000 have fled their homes since clashes broke out in Manipur in early May between ethnic groups.<\/p>\n<p>Sporadic incidents of violence and arson still occur despite the heavy presence of security forces in parts of the remote state, which borders Myanmar.<\/p>\n<p>Violence between members of the Kuki ethnic group, who mostly live in the hills, and Meiteis, the dominant community in the lowlands, erupted on May 3 as a result of resentment over economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education reserved for hill people.<\/p>\n<p>Several rounds of peace talks between the groups have broken down and failed to end violent incidents in the state governed by the BJP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/security-forces-use-teargas-amid-fresh-tension-in-imphal-4164441\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Manipur has suffered from ethnic clashes since early May. Imphal: Security forces used tear gas to disperse a crowd that had gathered in the heart of Manipur&#8217;s capital Imphal late Thursday as the violence in the state claimed one more life. 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