Manipur: Last rites of those killed by bullets performed

Imphal: The last rites of five people killed in bullets fired by Front Popular Revolucionario (FPR) troops were held at Lilong Chingjao in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Thursday. Religious and civil rights leaders attending the ritual asked people not to make provocative statements on social networks that could offend other communities. He said that he will take legal action against those who make such comments. Earlier, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) formed in connection with the killings had taken the bodies for cremation after the state government agreed to pay Rs 10 lakh and ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh to the immediate family of each deceased. Had decided to go. For each relative of the deceased Rs. According to officials, Rs 1 lakh will be given to the graves of martyrs and those martyred. JAC coordinator Md Habibullah told journalists that the state government had assured them that they would provide employment to the families of the deceased. In an official notification, the state government also announced the formation of a six-member Special Investigation Team headed by SDPO Yaripok MD Riyazuddin Shah to investigate the murders. Four people were killed and 10 others injured when FPR members opened fire against some locals in Lilong Chingjao in Thoubal district on Monday. One person died on Tuesday due to the war. The FPR members had come to “extort money” from a person in the area, which led to an altercation and subsequent firing, an official said. After the violence, it returned to establish a reign of terror in Thoubal, Imphal East and Imphal West, Kakching and Bishnupur districts. In a video message, Minister Principal N. Biren Singh condemned the violence and appealed to the population, especially residents of Lilong, to maintain peace. More than 180 people have been killed and hundreds injured since caste violence broke out in Manipur in May last year.