Manipur Protesters Defy Curfew, Several Injured In Rubber Bullet Firing
NDTV
The security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to stop the protesters from reaching the barricades, situated between Kuki-majority Churachandpur and Meitei-majority Bishnupur districts
Hundreds of people defied curfew and started marching towards barricades placed by the security forces in Manipur's Bishnupur district today. Several were injured in action by the security forces. They have been taken to hospital.
The security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to stop the protesters from reaching the barricades, situated between Kuki-majority Churachandpur and Meitei-majority Bishnupur districts.
The Coordination Committee (COCOMI), an umbrella body of valley-based civil society organisations, led the call for the march towards Churachandpur, in an area that the security forces call a temporary "buffer zone".
Tensions have not subsided in Manipur, where over four months ago (May 3) ethnic clashes broke out between the Chin-Kukis and the Meiteis over the Meiteis' demand for the affirmative action Scheduled Tribes (ST) status.
