Police Kill Tribal People in India’s Border State With Myanmar
- At least 30 people from tribal communities were killed
- Home Minister Amit Shah will visit the violence-hit region
The remains of a house that was set on fire in Heiroklian village, in Manipur state, India, on May 8.
Photographer: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images
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Indian police forces killed at least 30 people from tribal groups identified as militants, part of an ongoing security operation in a northeastern state bordering Myanmar that’s seen unrest over the access to affirmative action benefits.
The government will not allow the disintegration of Manipur state by “armed terrorists,” Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said in a statement Sunday. Security operations were still ongoing after recent clashes which saw some feuding groups attack some homes.