MANIPUR, INSURGENT GROUPS HAVE LIFTED THE BLOCKADE ON NH-2

The United Peoples' Front (UPF) and Kuki National Organisation (KNO), two Kuki umbrella organisations, have decid ed to remove roadblocks on National Highway 2 in Manipur's Kangpokpi district.

Kuki rebel groups announced on Sunday that they would lift the two-month-long blockade of the national highway in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, paving the way for the reopening of a critical lifeline of the state. However, incidents of violence continued in Manipur, with at least four people having been killed on Sunday, including one case where police said the victim had been beheaded. 4 more peoples were killed as violence is continue in manipur.

The blockade had been temporarily lifted in early June after Union Home Minister Amit Shah made an appeal during his visit to the state. It was, however, reimposed a few days later when three people from the Kuki-Zomi community were killed in Kangpokpi district on June 9.