Thirty-three tribal militants have been killed recently in India’s far northeastern state of Manipur in an ongoing security force operation following ethnic clashes in the region, the state’s chief minister said yesterday.
The state bordering Myanmar has witnessed growing tension in recent weeks, with rioting and ethnic clashes killing at least 60 people and displacing 35,000.
The violence began on May 3 when tribal groups clashed with ethnic majority Meitei people – a non-tribal group, over economic benefits and quotas given to the tribes. Chief Minister N Biren Singh said 33 militants had so far been killed.
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