At least five people were killed and several injured in a fresh wave of violence in Manipur on Friday. The neighbouring districts of Bishnupur and Churachandpur saw heavy exchanges of fire and incidents of arson through the day, despite the presence of a large number of central security forces, including the army.
The dead included three Meitei men hacked to death by armed miscreants while asleep in their homes, as well as two Kuki village guards killed in gunfire between the tribal-dominated hills and the Meitei-dominated valley areas.
