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5 individuals have been arrested in Manipur’s Kakching district for allegedly being concerned within the assault of 4 pupil leaders, police mentioned on Saturday (November 1, 2025).
Primarily based on an FIR registered at Kakching Police Station in reference to the alleged assault, they have been apprehended on Friday (October 31), and two automobiles have been seized for verification, a police assertion mentioned.
4 college students from Chandel district have been allegedly assaulted on the evening of October 30 close to Bijoypur alongside the Kakching–Lamkhai–Pallel Street by unknown individuals, it mentioned.
The arrested individuals are residents of Pallel Thong Wangma and Pallel Chandel Lamkhai areas, the police assertion mentioned.
The arrests got here a day after the Sirti Upa Ruh (Monsang Tribe Union) condemned the “assault” of 4 Monsang tribe pupil leaders by unidentified individuals.
Manipur has been witnessing ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo teams since Might 2023. Greater than 260 individuals have been killed and 1000’s rendered homeless in such clashes.
The Middle had imposed the President’s rule in Manipur after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned.
The State Meeting, which has a tenure until 2027, has been put underneath suspended animation.
Revealed – November 01, 2025 10:23 am IST