Manipur clashes leave 60 dead, 35,00,000 displaced: CM

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B iren Singh sa id that 60 “innocent” lives were lost and over 200 wounded in t he e thn ic c l as hes in the state that displaced 35,000 people, while around 1,700 houses were burned down, a nd 1,041 we apon s a nd 7,4 60 round s of a mmun it ion loot ed f rom police armouries

He appealed for peace and said: “It is a very, very unfortunate incident ” A high-level probe will be conducted to fix responsibility on persons or groups who incited/instigated the violence, he said Government employees will also come under the purview of the probe for not meeting responsibilities

A clash broke out between the Kuki-led tribal groups and the majority Meitei community in Churachandpur district, causing authorities to impose curfews and shut down internet access

Additionally, a shoot-onsight directive was given for urgent circumstances

CM Singh said curfew was relaxed for three hours on Monday as no violence was reported the past two days The government is working round-theclock to resolve the crisis and enable the displaced people to return home Union home minister Amit Shah is directly monitoring the situation, he said

He said that roughly 20,000 displaced individuals had successfully returned home, and that procedures for the safe return of the remaining 15,000 had been delegated to a subcommittee made up of three cabinet ministers States race to get people out of Manipur

The governments of Maharashtra, Andhra