Autumn is harvest season in Manipur but the state’s ethnic fabric is now riddled with gunshots, killings, abductions, rape and torched houses. When suspected Kuki militants attacked a Meitei village in Imphal East district recently, the prospect of retaliation loomed large. The next day, a woman was killed in Bishnupur district and suspected Kuki militants attacked farmers harvesting paddy in Imphal East district. On November 11, suspected Kuki insurgents launched a massive attack from two sides on a police station in Jiribam. How many more deaths, abductions and horrific incidents are we waiting for?
