Hmar Tribes Seek 24-Hour Vigil After 4 Shops Set On Fire In Manipur's Jiribam

Jiribam tension: The Indigenous Tribes Advocacy Committee (ITAC) in the statement asked the authorities to "immediately arrest the perpetrators and punish them appropriately as per law"

There was fresh tension in Jiribam today after four shops run by members of the Hmar-Kuki-Zomi tribes caught fire, a civil society group of the tribes said in a statement.

The Indigenous Tribes Advocacy Committee (ITAC) in the statement asked the authorities to "immediately arrest the perpetrators and punish them appropriately as per law."

The ITAC alleged the shops were set on fire by the Meitei armed group Arambai Tenggol.