More than 1,100 of us from violence-hit Manipur enter Assam

By PTI

SILCHAR: More than 1,100 of us from Manipur’s Jiribam district and surrounding areas have crossed the inter-state border to enter Assam’s Cachar district, following violence throughout the neighbouring state, officers talked about on Saturday.

Most of the migrants are from the Kuki neighborhood they often fear that their homes once more in Manipur have been destroyed by the groups which attacked them on Thursday night time time after they fled to safety in Cachar.

“It was around 10 pm on Thursday when we heard screams in our area and it took a few minutes for us to realise that we had been attacked. They were pelting stones, threatened us and said that this is their final war,” 43-year-old L Muangpu, a resident of Jiribam talked about after crossing the state border.

Another resident, 24-year-old Vahcy Khongsai, who alongside alongside together with her relations fled their home, talked about that there was a peace meeting of their house on Thursday morning and every Meitei and Kuki communities assured to protect each other.

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“A resolution was taken and we are happy that both the communities have agreed to protect each other. At night, however, we realised that it was a false agreement. They first attacked the church and attempted to burn our homes. The men in our area risked their lives to protect us,” she talked about.

Khongsai talked about the Army managed the situation on Thursday night time time nevertheless nonetheless they most popular to depart their properties on the very least for some time.

“We are safe till the army is there but they cannot protect us every time. At midnight we decided to walk towards the Assam border and we crossed the Jiri river with kids and elderly persons,” she added.

Cachar Deputy Commissioner Rohan Kumar Jha visited the border house beneath Lakhipur Sub-division on Friday and talked about that each one obligatory companies are being supplied to the oldsters from Jiribam by the Cachar district administration.

Jha talked about that over 1,100 of us from Manipur have come to Cachar via the Jiri river waterway and a few others by freeway ensuing from fear of the continued violence of their state.

Some of them have gone to their relations’ homes and others have taken shelter throughout the utterly completely different camps established by the Cachar district administration in Jorkha Hmar lower main school, Mirpur lower main school, Fulertal Union highschool, and neighborhood halls in Rangmaijan, Ok Bethel and Lalpani villages throughout the sub-division, the deputy commissioner talked about.

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Rations for two days have been supplied immediately and additional will in all probability be distributed as required, he talked about.

The situation alongside the border house is peaceful the DC talked about, and appealed to of us to not fall prey or unfold any rumour related to the unrest in neighbouring Manipur.

Cachar Superintendent of Police Numal Mahatto talked about that security has been beefed up in neighbouring areas of the Cachar-Manipur border and all measures have been taken to handle the peace and tranquillity in that house.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma talked about that the state authorities was in fastened contact with faculty college students from Assam who’re in Manipur. “We will bring them back as soon as the first available opportunity arises. I request all family members not to worry about their safety, as we are taking all possible measures to ensure their well-being”, Sarma tweeted.

The chief minister had directed the Cachar district administration on Friday to deal with Manipur violence-affected households which have sought refuge throughout the state and that he was in fastened contact alongside along with his Manipur counterpart N Biren Singh.

Silchar MP Rajdeep Roy talked about the Central authorities is sustaining an in depth eye on this drawback and Assam Government is standing by Manipur on this situation. He talked about that migrants will in all probability be safe in Assam till the situation turns into common in Manipur.

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Assam’s two districts — Cachar and Dima Hasao — share a 204.1 km border with Manipur.

Violent clashes broke out between tribals and members of the majority Meitei neighborhood in Manipur on Wednesday, displacing 1000’s of people.

The clashes have been reported after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised throughout the ten hill districts of Manipur to protest in opposition to the Meitei neighborhood’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of the state inhabitants and keep largely throughout the Imphal valley.

Tribals — Nagas and Kukis — symbolize one different 40 per cent of the inhabitants and reside largely throughout the hill districts.

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SILCHAR: More than 1,100 of us from Manipur’s Jiribam district and surrounding areas have crossed the inter-state border to enter Assam’s Cachar district, following violence throughout the neighbouring state, officers talked about on Saturday.

Most of the migrants are from the Kuki neighborhood they often fear that their homes once more in Manipur have been destroyed by the groups which attacked them on Thursday night time time after they fled to safety in Cachar.

“It was around 10 pm on Thursday when we heard screams in our area and it took a few minutes for us to realise that we had been attacked. They were pelting stones, threatened us and said that this is their final war,” 43-year-old L Muangpu, a resident of Jiribam talked about after crossing the state border.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

Another resident, 24-year-old Vahcy Khongsai, who alongside alongside together with her relations fled their home, talked about that there was a peace meeting of their house on Thursday morning and every Meitei and Kuki communities assured to protect each other.

ALSO READ | Centre takes value of violence-hit Manipur by invoking Article 355

“A resolution was taken and we are happy that both the communities have agreed to protect each other. At night, however, we realised that it was a false agreement. They first attacked the church and attempted to burn our homes. The men in our area risked their lives to protect us,” she talked about.

Khongsai talked about the Army managed the situation on Thursday night time time nevertheless nonetheless they most popular to depart their properties on the very least for some time.

“We are safe till the army is there but they cannot protect us every time. At midnight we decided to walk towards the Assam border and we crossed the Jiri river with kids and elderly persons,” she added.

Cachar Deputy Commissioner Rohan Kumar Jha visited the border house beneath Lakhipur Sub-division on Friday and talked about that each one obligatory companies are being supplied to the oldsters from Jiribam by the Cachar district administration.

Jha talked about that over 1,100 of us from Manipur have come to Cachar via the Jiri river waterway and a few others by freeway ensuing from fear of the continued violence of their state.

Some of them have gone to their relations’ homes and others have taken shelter throughout the utterly completely different camps established by the Cachar district administration in Jorkha Hmar lower main school, Mirpur lower main school, Fulertal Union highschool, and neighborhood halls in Rangmaijan, Ok Bethel and Lalpani villages throughout the sub-division, the deputy commissioner talked about.

WEB SCRAWL | When Manipur sank to its lowest, coexistence went up in smoke

Rations for two days have been supplied immediately and additional will in all probability be distributed as required, he talked about.

The situation alongside the border house is peaceful the DC talked about, and appealed to of us to not fall prey or unfold any rumour related to the unrest in neighbouring Manipur.

Cachar Superintendent of Police Numal Mahatto talked about that security has been beefed up in neighbouring areas of the Cachar-Manipur border and all measures have been taken to handle the peace and tranquillity in that house.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma talked about that the state authorities was in fastened contact with faculty college students from Assam who’re in Manipur. “We will bring them back as soon as the first available opportunity arises. I request all family members not to worry about their safety, as we are taking all possible measures to ensure their well-being”, Sarma tweeted.

The chief minister had directed the Cachar district administration on Friday to deal with Manipur violence-affected households which have sought refuge throughout the state and that he was in fastened contact alongside along with his Manipur counterpart N Biren Singh.

Silchar MP Rajdeep Roy talked about the Central authorities is sustaining an in depth eye on this drawback and Assam Government is standing by Manipur on this situation. He talked about that migrants will in all probability be safe in Assam till the situation turns into common in Manipur.

ALSO READ | Scheduled tribe standing switch to majority Meiteis locations Manipur on boil

Assam’s two districts — Cachar and Dima Hasao — share a 204.1 km border with Manipur.

Violent clashes broke out between tribals and members of the majority Meitei neighborhood in Manipur on Wednesday, displacing 1000’s of people.

The clashes have been reported after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised throughout the ten hill districts of Manipur to protest in opposition to the Meitei neighborhood’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of the state inhabitants and keep largely throughout the Imphal valley.

Tribals — Nagas and Kukis — symbolize one different 40 per cent of the inhabitants and reside largely throughout the hill districts.

ALSO READ | Sporadic violence in Manipur; 36 our our bodies of ‘battle victims’ at RIMS morgue, 13,000 rescued