As Churachandpur, the flashpoint of the violence in Manipur, remains on edge from threat of sporadic violence, an orphanage in the district, where about 10 children are currently housed, is running out of essentials such as groceries, ration, and medicines, residents who run the home said on Monday. They added that they were also trying to track a girl from the home, who had gone missing as the violence had broken out.
Amid rising tensions in the State over the demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status by the Meitei community, a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ against the Meiteis’ inclusion in Churachandpur on May 3 sparked the violence, which has spread to several districts of the State, including Imphal, with dozens of people reportedly dead. The official death toll yet to be made public.
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