Days after arson of empty homes of Meitei people in Moreh and brief gunfire, the Manipur government’s efforts to send additional State police to the town along the India-Myanmar border has now been blocked by around 300-400 women protesters, who have been sitting along the Imphal-Moreh Road (NH-102) in the Tengnoupal district.
Moreh town is dominated by Kuki-Zo people and the small number of Meitei people in the area were among the first to be chased out of the hill areas when the ongoing conflict began between the two communities in early May. While the town already has the presence of Manipur Police, who are restricted within their camps, this latest stand-off with the State police has come as around 70-80 additional personnel were being sent to Moreh as reinforcement.
The Manipur Police on Saturday said in a tweet, “The plan is to move one Coy of MR/IRB led by CO 5th IRB to Moreh. But it was being halted at Tengnoupal.”
