The Manipur state cabinet also noted that on October 19, 2024 Kuki miscreants burnt several houses and attacked Borobekera police station in Jiribam district. On October 26, Kuki miscreants again set a house on fire at Moulkangthol village in the same district. On November 3, Jiribam District Police rescued a Vaiphei woman from Jiribam Chandrapur Rani Veng Babupara and handed her over to family members.
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Manipur State Cabinet has expressed shock over the killing of “innocent Hmar and Meitei civilians” and condemned the cowardly acts in the strongest terms. A cabinet meeting held late night on Friday also decided to recommend to the centre the declaration of organizations, responsible for carrying out the inhumane crimes, “as unlawful organizations, along with their associated support organizations”.
As per a press release issued by the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, the cabinet meeting also noted that the peace process led by the Ministry of Home Affairs inviting MLAs of all communities in Delhi on October 15, 2024, as well as the process initiated by the state government involving ministers, legislators, CSOs and other stakeholders, has “begun to yield dividends with the Hmar tribe and the Thadou tribe, the largest tribal group in the State, reciprocating positively to the peace efforts and echoing voice for return to normalcy”.
The cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister had also noted that “their desire and willingness for homecoming was also awaited with great eagerness by the entire Meitei community and the Rongmei Naga tribe, in anticipation of an early end to the crisis”, said the release. The cabinet meeting also expressed dismay at the derailment of the process by “certain vested groups and resolved to investigate persons and organizations responsible for the derailment”, added the press release.
It was also noted that on October 19, 2024 Kuki miscreants burnt several houses and attacked Borobekera police station in Jiribam district. On October 26, Kuki miscreants again set a house on fire at Moulkangthol village in the same district. On November 3, Jiribam District Police rescued a Vaiphei woman from Jiribam Chandrapur Rani Veng Babupara and handed her over to family members. On November 7, “a Hmar woman was killed and several houses burnt down at Zairawnpokpi Hmar village in the district by Meitei miscreants”.
The cabinet noted that on November 9, “Kuki miscreants killed a Meitei woman at Wathalambi village in Bishnupur district. The same day, Kuki miscreants also attacked Mongbung Meitei village in Jiribam district using bombs”. On November 11, CRPF personnel had “effectively countered an armed offensive by Kuki militants on Borobekera police station which housed a relief camp, killing 11 militants”. In the attack, two Meitei civilians were killed by the Kuki militants. In connection with the attack by Kuki militants at Borobekera police station, the CRPF also rescued 2 civilians in the night,
The press release stated that the cabinet expressed its gratitude to the CRPF, one of whose personnel also suffered injuries, for the timely response to “acts of terrorism by Kuki militants, and thus preventing possibly a much higher casualty”. Three, out of six civilians consisting of women and 3 young children, who were missing after the attack at Borobekera police station have been recovered dead, the press release further informed.
The state cabinet expressed shock at the killing of “innocent Hmar and Meitei civilians and condemned the cowardly acts in the strongest terms. Cabinet agreed to recommend to the Centre for declaring the organizations, responsible for carrying out the inhumane crimes as unlawful organizations, along with their associated support organizations. Cabinet further resolved to take strongest action against the individual perpetrators of these crimes as per law”, said the release.
It also noted the efforts of the stakeholders, including CSOs, community organizations, and central organizations, who have been “painstakingly working for the peace process despite all odds, and also appealed to all sections of society in the State, irrespective of community affiliations, to support the peace process for bringing an early resolution of the crisis”.