Woman shot dead in Manipur: Call for Prez rule gets louder

NT Correspondent

Imphal: Violence continued in Manipur on Thursday as unidentified gunmen shot dead a woman outside a school in Imphal West district, while intermittent gunfire was reported in Kangpokpi district, officials said.

However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not said a word about the death of hundreds of people in Manipur.

And every Indian is waiting for him to speak, says the Opposition. The killing took place at Kwakeithel Mayai Koibi under Lamphel police station a day after classes 1 to 8 began in the state after two months because of the violence.

Following the killing, a tribal organisation demanded imposition of President’s Rule in the northeastern state. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) identified the woman as Donngaihching, a mentally ill person who lived on alms provided by locals.

“We again urge the central government to relieve the incapable state government and impose President’s Rule immediately,” the ITLF said in a statement.

More than 100 people have lost their lives and over 3,000 injured since ethnic violence broke out in the state on May 3.