Manipur Violence Continues Unabated. State Needs And Awaits Some Bold Steps Now

File photo of Army personnel patrolling a violence-hit area in Imphal Manipur. Image Source: PTI

The ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zomis has emboldened the terrorists in the northeastern state of Manipur. This became quite apparent when this week, four woodcutters belonging to the Meitei community of Bishnupur district went missing. Later, the bodies of three of them were discovered. One woodcutter is still missing. According to reports, it is suspected that the three were murdered in cold blood by suspected Kuki terrorists. On the first day of the New Year, five Meitei Pangals