Violence has once again disrupted the fragile peace of the north-eastern state at the centre of ethnic violence.

On May 3, 2023, members of the Kuki and Naga tribes, who inhabit Manipur's hills and are regarded as Scheduled Tribes, or India's most disadvantaged groups, launched a protest against the possible extension of their benefits to the dominant Meiteis.

Mobs set fire to the residences of a couple of legislators and tried to storm into the chief minister’s ancestral home

An Indian state riven by months of ethnic tensions imposed an internet shutdown and curfew Saturday after angry protests over the recovery of six bodies of people believed to have been kidnapped by insurgents.

Government buildings were ransacked and cars set on fire in India’s Manipur state as anti-government protesters defied a curfew.

CRPF Director-General Anish Dayal is heading to Manipur as violence escalates due to ethnic tensions. Militants have attacked a CRPF camp, resulting in casualties and heightened security measures in areas like Bishnupur and Jiribam.