GUWAHATI: Born to a Kuki mother and a Meitei father, 12-year-old budding boxer L Mangminmgam was oblivious of the growing tension between the two communities, until he found himself alone at the SAI hostel in Imphal on May 4 morning.
Ethnic clashes had broken out in Churachandpur the day before and spread to Imphal that night. Mangminmgam was separated from his parents, who were hiding in their native village of Saikul in Kangpokpi, a district north of Imphal.
