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Manipur Violence:Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and two others sustained injuries as armed militants allegedly attacked a camp of security forces in the Naransena area within the Bishnupur district of Manipur. The Manipur Police said that the CRPF personnel were attacked by the armed miscreants between midnight and 2.15 am. The deceased personnel were reportedly serving in CRPS’s 128 Battalion and were deployed in the Naransena area of the strife-torn state.

"The militants fired indiscriminately from hilltops, targetting the camp. It started around 12.30 am and continued till about 2.15 am. The militants also hurled bombs, one of which exploded in the outpost of CRPF's 128 battalion," a senior police officer was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

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The police officer said that the deceased personnel were identified as CRPF sub-inspector N Sarkar and head constable Arup Saini. The personnel who sustained injuries in the attack were identified as inspector Jadav Das and constable Aftab Das, and they received splinter wounds.

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According to news agency PTI, the CRPF personnel were deployed to provide security to the IRB camp. A massive search was underway to find the perpetrators of the attack, police said. Over 250 people have reportedly lost their lives and around 50,000 displaced since the ethnic clashes broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023.

The ethnic violence in Manipur broke out on May 3, 2023. (ANI Image)

The clashes in the northeastern state broke out on May 3 after the tribals of the Kuki community attended a ‘Solidarity March’ to protest against the inclusion of the majority Meitei community in the ST category. Meiteis make up around 53 per cent of the state’s population and live mainly in the Imphal Valley. While Tribals -- Nagas and Kukis -- constitute little more than 40 per cent and reside in the hill districts.