Following deaths of two children in rocket attack by Kuki militants, mobile internet suspended in five districts of Manipur including Imphal, following deaths of two children in rocket attack by Kuki militants Mobile internet suspended in five districts of Manipur including Imphal

Imphal. Mobile internet has been closed in five districts of the state including Imphal, the capital of Manipur. This step has been taken to prevent the spread of violence after two children were killed and their mother was injured in a rocket attack by suspected Kuki terrorists. According to the information, suspected Kuki terrorists carried out a rocket attack in Tronglaobi Awang Lakai located in Bishnupur district of Manipur. Among the dead are a five-year-old boy and a five-month-old girl.

After this incident, tension started spreading and an angry mob set ablaze three trucks in Moirang in Churachandpur district of Manipur. The rocket attack incident took place late on Monday night at around 1 am. The children were sleeping with the mother. When a rocket fell on his house. Manipur has been disturbed for almost three years. In between, the Center had imposed President’s rule in Manipur. Continuous talks were also held with the leaders of Meitei and Kuki communities of the state. At that time the incidents of violence had stopped in Manipur. The government has been formed again in Manipur only a few months ago.

Manipur’s Moirang MLA Thongam Shanti Singh has condemned the attack as a terrorist incident. He said that there is no place for violence in the society. Former CM of Manipur N. Biren Singh has also expressed grief and condemned the death of children in the rocket attack by Kuki terrorists. N. Biren Singh has said that amid efforts to establish peace in Manipur, such incidents show that there is a need for increased vigilance and swift action at the ground level. He expressed hope that those who attacked would be brought to justice. In Manipur, there is already tension between the Meitei community living in the valley and the Kuki community living in the hilly areas. After the formation of the Modi government at the Centre, peace had returned after a long time, but after a decision given by the Manipur High Court on reservation, the period of violence started again.