Meanwhile, two more people were killed and at least six injured in clashes between the Kuki and Meitei communities in the last 24 hours. Many houses were also burnt.
Clashes broke out in two villages of Kangpokpi district, bordering Imphal East district, in which two people, including a suspected terrorist, were killed and several others were injured. The miscreants also set ablaze a house in Leemakhong area near Imphal.
03:12
144 arms surrendered in Manipur after Amit Shah’s appeal
In another clash, more than 40 houses in An Molen village and about 30 houses in nearby Ti Natyang were torched by a mob. Elsewhere, four civilians were injured, three in a gun attack and bomb blast in Phayeng area, and another in an encounter between security personnel and suspected militants in Singda area near Imphal West district.
Addressing a press conference in Imphal at the end of his four-day visit, Shah warned that a search operation would be launched by the state police from Friday and strict action would be taken against those possessing arms.
02:04
Manipur violence: Amit Shah holds meetings amid tension, assures peace
A government source said that “around 150 insurgents belonging to different communities had surrendered their weapons by Friday morning”, taking a cue from the 24-hour window indicated by the home minister to armed miscreants to avoid legal consequences. Government sources said. , Reports said thousands of weapons had gone missing since then. violence There was a split in the kingdom.
Meanwhile, curfew was relaxed for a few hours in Imphal West, Imphal East and several other areas.