Source: Manipur Mail
Imphal, April 08:
Hundreds of Kuki men, women and children fleeing from the deadly clashes in Karbi Anglong between the Karbi militant group UPDS and the Kuki group KRA, are pouring into Dimapur town and in Senapati and Churachandpur districts of Manipur in search of safe shelter.
About three hundred Kukis have fled from their native villages in Karbi Anglong to take refuge in Dimapur while hundreds more have taken refuge in the neighbouring state of Manipur.
Kuki community leaders here told Newmai News Network that these displaced Kukis from Karbi Anglong are mostly taking shelter at Churachandpur and are rehabilitated by Kuki Khanglai Lawmpi (KKL), a youth Organization.
All those victims hail from Hedipi and Shinghason Hills of Karbi Anglong under Bokajan sub-division.
These refugees were witnesses to cruelty and mercilessly targeting by the TUPDS during the Christmas Eve last year.
Altogether 35 trucks of ginger worth Rs 25 lakhs was also looted by the UPDS militants from Kuki villages, Kuki leaders here informed.
KNA spokesperson LL Kuki said that it was unfortunate that UPDS militants have violated the spirit of the peace meeting held in January at Diphu Circuit House.
Three Kuki village headmen who fled the trouble torn district have taken shelter at Dimapur.
When this scribe visited their shelter, they said that they were horrified by what had happened in their area.
The expression in their pale faces spoke volumes of the situation from which they fled.
Some of them had difficulties recollecting the events that they had witnessed, clearly they were in a state of absent mindedness.
The Headman who are seeking shelter here are from Tinglenbung of Thenbung Village located at Sathang in the Singhason foot hills, Sonkam Khongsai of Salemphai village near Balipather and Sehmarig Sineshon ofHengmol village in Upper Deopani all under Bokajan sub-division.