GUWAHATI
A tribal forum in Manipur has asked the Centre to directly administer the Kuki-Zo people caught in an ethnic conflict with the non-tribal Meitei community since May 3, 2023.
The appeal to New Delhi followed almost a day of intermittent gunfight between two unidentified groups, presumably belonging to the warring communities, in the Kangpokpi district. The gunfight near the Satang Kuki village ended around 4 p.m.