Manipur violence (File)Imphal: The death toll in the Manipur carnage increased to 54, officials said even as unofficial sources put the figure at several scores. Life returned to a wary normalcy in Imphal Valley on Saturday as shops and markets reopened and cars started operating on the roads. Of the 54 dead, 16 bodies were kept in the morgue of the Churachandpur district hospital while 15 bodies were in Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal East district, officials said. Militants opened fire at security forces at Torbung forcing them to return the fire. Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of the population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley.

Source: dna May 06, 2023 12:53 UTC