New Delhi: Manipur has been on a boil for the past few days as the state continues to grapple with violence and unrest; an indefinite curfew has been imposed in Imphal and internet has also been suspended to ensure peace and calm is restored. The situation in Manipur further worsened after a headless body of a 2-year-old Meitei boy and his grandmother who were held hostage, was found in a river. Following this, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has called for a security meet which is scheduled to take place today.

Manipur Violence: Amit Shah to Hold Key Security Meet Today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reviewed the security situation in Manipur and directed top officials to take all possible steps to ensure peace in the Northeastern state, sources said. Shah held the meeting soon after he returned from Maharashtra after cancelling his election rallies there.

The home minister reviewed the situation in Manipur with top security officials and directed them to take all possible steps to ensure peace, the sources said. Shah is expected to hold another detailed meeting with top officers on Monday and take further steps, they said.

Amit Shah has also cancelled all rallies in poll-bound Maharashtra amid surging violence in the state of Manipur. 

Headless Body of 2-Year-Old Meitei, His Grandmother Found in River

The already volatile situation worsened after a headless body of a 2-year-old Meitei and his 60-year-old grandmother was found in a river in Manipur’s Jiribam. The bodies of the toddler and his grandmother were found in a decomposed state, a week after they were abducted from a Meitei relief camp by the Kuki militants. 

The Manipur Police on November 11 claimed 10 suspected militants were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces after insurgents in camouflage uniforms and armed with sophisticated weapons fired indiscriminately at Borobekra Police Station and an adjacent CRPF camp at Jakuradhor in Jiribam district. Hours later, suspected militants allegedly abducted six civilians, including women and children, from the same district, police had claimed.

In fresh violence on Saturday, three women and three children were killed by militants in Jiribam district following which the residences of three state ministers and six MLAs were attacked earlier on Saturday. Enraged people torched the houses of PWD Minister Govindas Konthoujam at Ningthoukhong, Hiyanglam’s BJP MLA Y Radheshyam at Langmeidong Bazar, Wangjing Tentha’s BJP MLA Paonam Brojen in Thoubal district and Khundrakpam’s Congress MLA Th Lokeshwar in Imphal East district, the officials said. The legislators and their family members were not at home when the mob stormed their residential compounds, vandalised properties and set the houses on fire, police said, adding the houses were partially burnt in the incidents.

Manipur On The Boil: Indefinite Curfew Imposed, Internet Suspended

A total curfew has been imposed in Imphal until further notice after the state witnessed fresh episodes of violence. The situation remained calm but tense in Manipur’s Imphal Valley, where an indefinite curfew has been imposed and internet services suspended following violent protests after the discovery of the bodies of six persons, three women and children each, allegedly abducted and killed by militants in Jiribam.

(Inputs from PTI)