Imphal: Enhanced security measures have been put in place in Manipur with 94 checkpoints and search operations being carried out to nab the culprits behind the Jiribam massacre that saw three women and three children including a five-year-old abducted and brutally murdered by suspected Kuki militants.
Manipur Police said search operations and area domination were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts and movement of 262 and 336 vehicles carrying essential items along the NH-37 and NH-2 has been ensured.
“Strict security measures are taken up in all vulnerable locations and security convoy is provided in sensitive stretches in order to ensure free and safe movement of the vehicles. A total of 94 Nakas/Checkpoints were installed in different Districts of Manipur, both in the hill and the valley and no one was detained by Police in connection with violations in different districts of the State,” it wrote in a post on X.
Jiribam violence aftermath
Jiribam killings: Autopsy reveals chilling details
The autopsy reports for the remaining three victims of the Jiribam killings revealed brutal injuries, multiple bullet wounds, and severe trauma, officials confirmed on Wednesday. Previously, post-mortem reports for two women and a child had been released.
On November 17, three women and three children were abducted from the Borobekra area in Jiribam district by suspected Kuki militants after a gunfight with security forces. The bodies were discovered in the Jiri river in Jiribam and the Barak river in Assam’s Cachar in the following days.
Laishram Lamnganba, a 10-month-old infant, suffered a bullet injury to the left knee joint, and both of his eyeballs were missing, as per the autopsy report from the Silchar Medical College Hospital (SMCH) in Assam’s Cachar district. The report detailed multiple lacerations, including wounds to the front chest wall, blunt force injury to the right lower jaw extending to the chin and back of the head, hard blunt trauma to the right shoulder that fractured the humerus, and a wound to the left loin.
Internet ban extended in Manipur
Following the recent violence, the Manipur government decided to extend the suspension of mobile internet and mobile data services, including VSATs and VPN, for an additional two days, now lasting until November 29.
This suspension will be effective in Imphal West, Imphal East, Kakching, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, Pherzawl, and Jiribam. The decision was made after reviewing the law and order situation, to maintain public safety.
