Human touch: How Meitei women protected Kuki women in Imphal

Imphal: At a time when tensions are at an all-time high in Manipur, common people have risen beyond the divide to help each and protect each other.

Recently, an incident came to light where the Kuki women showed exemplary courage by coming forward to protect the Meiteis who were stranded in Churachandpur in the aftermath of the violence that rocked the district on Wednesday.

The Kuki women are learnt to have formed a human chain to not allow the agitators to proceed towards vehicles carrying people of the Meitei community to safety in Imphal.