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Violent Protests Erupt In Manipur Over Killings In Jiribam | Photos

Agitated people in Manipur engaged in violent protests on Saturday after six bodies of missing persons were found in Jiribam district. The protesters came down to the streets and set tyres on fire in protests. They also vandalised the houses of several legislators of the state.

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Protests in Manipur
Protests in Manipur | Photo: PTI

Smoke and flames billow out of vehicles which were set on fire during demonstrations after three bodies, suspected to be of six missing persons from Jiribam district, were found near the Manipur-Assam border on Friday night, in Imphal.

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Protest After 6 Killed From Meitei Community | Photo: PTI
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Smoke and flames billow out of a car which was set on fire during demonstrations after three bodies, suspected to be of six missing persons from Jiribam district, were found near the Manipur-Assam border on Friday night, in Imphal.

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Protest After 6 Killed From Meitei Community
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People protest after bodies of six people from the Meitei community were found, days after they were taken hostage by suspected Kuki insurgents from Manipur's Jiribam district.

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Protest after 6 killed from Meitei community
Protest after 6 killed from Meitei community | Photo: PTI
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Protest after 6 killed from Meitei communityTyres set on fire by people protesting after bodies of six people from the Meitei community were found, days after they were taken hostage by suspected Kuki insurgents from Manipur's Jiribam district.

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Security in sensitive areas of Manipur | Photo: PTI
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Security personnel check a vehicle in a sensitive area of Manipur. Search operations and area domination were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts of the state.

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Members of Khwairamband Ima Keithel Joint Coordinating Committee for Peace (KIKJCCP) stage a protest over the alleged killing of three persons, in Imphal.