A joint operational team of Army and Manipur Police Commando apprehended an armed cadre of the KYKL in the Huikap area of Imphal East district on Sunday.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has increased the number of Air Courier Services operating between Kolkata and Imphal from three days a week to six until the situation stablizes in Manipur.
JD (U) leader KC Tyagi said that his party supported the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra started by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Manipur's Thoubal district and added that it would help the nation to unite.
The victims, Muhammad Daulat (30), M Sirajuddin (50), Muhammad Azad Khan (40), and Muhammad Hussain (22), were members of the Meiti Pangal community, residing in an area that had, until recently, remained unaffected by the ethnic conflict between Meiti and Kuki groups.
"From May 3, you are counting 8 months but for 4-5 months, there was no crisis. Everything was peaceful. We should not count 8 months but only the time when the crisis took place. Problem-solving takes time," Manipur Chief Minister said.
Imphal (Manipur) [India], May 14 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Sunday said Meiti's, the people who are the majority ethnic group of Manipur, should give up the Meitei-centric mentality to bring peace, harmony and feeling of togetherness among the different ethnic commu