NEW DELHI: In gentle of renewed violence in Manipur, the Armed Forces (Particular Powers) Act has been reimposed in 6 police station areas throughout 5 districts within the state, together with violence-hit Jiribam, the ministry of dwelling affairs introduced on Thursday.
As per the order, the Centre declared 6 police stations throughout 5 districts of Manipur — Imphal West, Imphal East, Jiribam, Kangpokpai & Bishnupur — as ‘disturbed areas’ underneath AFSPA.
The police station areas the place AFSPA has been reimposed are Sekmai and Lamsang in Imphal West district, Lamlai in Imphal East district, Jiribam in Jiribam district, Leimakhong in Kangpokpi and Moirang in Bishnupur.
The Centre had excluded these areas from AFSPA notification issued for six months beginning October 1, 2024. The extension utilized to all the state apart from 19 police station areas situated within the Imphal Valley, which have been exempted because of their comparatively steady situations in comparison with different areas.
Jiribam encounter
The contemporary determination to incorporate 6 of the excluded police station areas underneath AFSPA comes days after a major encounter occurred in Manipur’s Jiribam, ensuing within the deaths of 11 suspected militants throughout a gunfight with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel.
The conflict happened within the Jakurador Karong space of the Borobekra sub-division on November 11, the place closely armed militants attacked the Borobekra police station and a close-by CRPF camp. The militants, wearing camouflage and outfitted with subtle weapons, initiated the assault by firing indiscriminately on the safety forces and subsequently set a number of outlets ablaze within the close by market space.
A day later, six civilians, together with girls and kids have been kidnapped by armed militants from the identical district.
In response to the violence, native authorities imposed a curfew in Jiribam to stop additional unrest.
This incident is a part of ongoing ethnic tensions in Manipur, which have escalated since Could 2023 because of conflicts between totally different ethnic teams, significantly between the Meitei neighborhood and Kuki-Zo tribes. This unrest has resulted in at the very least 237 deaths and displaced over 60,000 people
The area has seen quite a few violent incidents resulting in vital casualties and displacement of individuals.
