Manipur: Khamenlok area chiefs ‘call bluff’ on reports of violence against Meiteis

Kangpokpi: Countering the narrative of alleged Kuki militants involved in attacking Meitei people in the Khamenlok incident, Khamenlok area villages’ chiefs demanded the Governments allow the Suspension of Operations (SoO) groups to protect locals if the security forces are unable to discharge their duty.

In the aftermath of the Khamenlok violence incident where around ten villages were burnt down, the villages’ chief of the Khamenlok area jointly condemned the incident in the strongest term and also criticised the alleged false and misleading media reports over the incident.

The Khamenlok area villages’ chiefs alleged that thousands of heavily-armed Meitei militants, including the banned UNLF cadres and militias aided by armed personnel drawn from Manipur Police Commandos and the IRB, attacked villages under Khamenlok area in Saikul Sub Division of Kangpokpi for three days between June 12 and 14, leading to the destruction of villages namely H. Khopibung, Khamenlok, Chullouphai, Aigejang, A. Leikot, A. Phainom, Thombol, T. Jordanphai, Songjang and Govajang.