The state administration of Manipur notified the Supreme Court on Monday that 142 people have died as a result of the violence as of July 4. The report, which also revealed that the bulk of deaths happened in the valley districts since the state is still experiencing ethnic tensions, provided an updated status of the situation. According to the report, 6,745 individuals have been placed under preventative custody while just 181 have been arrested so far.
The report states that a total of 101 persons were murdered in the valley districts of Imphal East, Imphal West, Kakching, Thoubal, and Bishnupur. The most fatalities—29 apiece in Imphal East and Imphal West—were followed by 21 in Kakching.
Between July 4 and July 10, at least seven other individuals were slain, including one police officer, according to different accounts from authorities.
The most deaths among the hill districts were recorded in Churachandpur, the scene of the most recent bloody battles, when 28 people perished. The Kuki people’s homeland is Churachandpur. Eight persons were killed in the unrest that has swept across the state since May 3 in the Kangpokpi hill area.
Manipur is split into 16 districts, however most people think of the state as having valley and hill districts. The Meitei community rules the valley, although the Nagas and Kuki-Zomi tribes live on the hills, where they are the two largest tribal groupings.
The Manipur government provided details on 10 districts in the status report it filed with the Supreme Court, citing police reports that said 462 people had been hurt in the skirmishes and 17 more were presumed missing.
It said, “According to police reports, as of July 4, more than 5,995 numbers of FIRs have been recorded and are being investigated in connection with various claims and counter-allegations, mishaps, and crimes that occurred during the current crisis. The study said that 5,053 arson occurrences had been reported in the state.
Each of Churachandpur and Kangpokpi had more than 1,000 arson attacks.
The report was presented on Monday by attorney general Tushar Mehta to a bench presided over by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud. The report will be discussed in court on Tuesday so that the proper instructions can be given. The court is now in possession of a number of petitions about the violence in the state.
The state government listed several actions taken to improve the situation, saying that illegal bunkers built by criminals are being demolished by security forces and that every effort is being made to protect everyone’s rights and security, regardless of caste, creed, religion, or community.
According to the article, 354 relief camps were open and hosting more than 54,000 people as of July 4. It further said that the state government will provide temporary lodging for displaced residents.
The report stated: “The state government would like to pray the Hon’ble Court to grant leave for taking its own recourse to take up possible steps to bring normalcy to the state after exercising due diligence and without interference in terms of legal, security, political intervention, dialogue, rehabilitation, resettlement, compensation, etc.”
