After drone attacks in Bishnupur, bloodshed in Jiribam, protests in Imphal

Keisham Ibemhal is overwhelmed by paralyzing fear about when and where the next bomb will fall.

Her brother-in-law narrowly escaped the missile that hit the toilet of his house in the Meitei-dominated village of Tronglaobi, about 45 kilometres from Imphal in Bishnupur district of Manipur, on Friday, September 6.

“I am currently staying with my uncle in Torbung. We live in constant fear. We do not know whose house will be attacked next. Despite our plight, the government has failed to provide us with security,” said Ibemhal. The Quintet.

Less than a week after drone strikes rocked Imphal West district, successive rocket and bomb attacks hit Bishnupur district on Friday, September 6. The second attack left a 78-year-old man from Meitei in Moirang Bazar district dead.

Activists from the Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district reported The Quintet that even on the night of 8 September, tensions in Jiribam remained high and there were frequent exchanges of gunfire throughout the weekend.

• Cases of gun violence were also reported from Sugnu in Kakching district.

• Kuki groups also reported that a drone bomb was dropped in G Songgel village in Churachandpur district, but no one was killed or injured.

• Gun violence was also reported in Kangvai village in Churachandpur district. Manipur Police issued a statement in this regard, saying, “Police teams and additional security forces have been called in to conduct search operations in the mountain ranges adjoining the area. Two bunkers in Mualsang village and one bunker in Laika Mualsau village in Churachandpur were destroyed.”

The spread of fake news is also widespread. On September 3, Arnab Goswami, editor-in-chief of Republic TVshowed during his prime-time debate show that artillery rockets developed by Hamas's military wing are similar to those used by the Kukis.

The QuintetThe Webqoof team has verified the veracity of his claims. You can read the results here.

In a statement released on the evening of September 8, the Manipur Police said: “A total of 98 Nakas/Checkpoints were set up in various districts of Manipur, both in the hill and valley areas, and police arrested 164 persons in connection with violations in different districts of the state.”