Demonstrations in hill areas demanding justice for Jiribam gunfight victims

Hundreds of people hit the streets in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Friday, demanding justice for those killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Jiribam.

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The rally, organised by the Kuki Women Organisation for Human Rights, began at the Koite Playground around 11 am.

With placards denouncing the CRPF, hundreds of people from different walks of life marched to the 'Wall of Remembrance', a memorial for the Kuki people killed in the ethnic violence in the state since May last year.

Ten suspected militants were killed in the gunfight with security forces after insurgents attacked the Borobekra police station in Jiribam district on Monday, according to police. However, a senior state government official had put the toll at 11.