Fresh violence in Manipur: 1 shot dead in sleep, 4 killed in firing in Jiribam dist

ANTI-DRONE SYSTEMS DEPLOYED, ARMY HELICOPTERS ON PATROL

- 

Five people were killed in fresh violence in Manipur's Jiribam district on Saturday, police said.

According to police, militants entered the house of a person who lived alone at an isolated location around 5 km from the district headquarters and shot him dead in his sleep.

After the killing, a heavy exchange of fire took place between people of the warring communities in the hills around 7 km from the district headquarters, leading to the deaths of four armed men, including three hills-based militants, police added.

In the evening, Chief Minister N Biren Singh held an emergency meeting with MLAs from the ruling coalition, comprising the BJP, Naga People's Front, and National People's Party (NPP), to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the state, official sources said.

Soon after that, Singh rushed to Raj Bhavan and met Governor L. Acharya and briefed him on the situation, the sources added.

On Friday, security forces destroyed three bunkers of militants in Churachandpur district after insurgents launched rocket attacks in adjoining Bishnupur that killed one person and injured six others.

Meanwhile, Manipur Police said it deployed anti-drone systems in response to recent drone and rocket attacks on civilians.

Briefing reporters, inspector general of police (Intelligence) K Kabib said a robust anti-drone system has been deployed and police are in the process of buying additional weapons to counter the attacks on civilians.

• According to police, militants entered the house of a person who lived alone at an isolated location around 5 km from the district headquarters and shot him dead in his sleep