NEW DELHI: A mob assaulted the convoy of a top police official and torched a car in Imphal area of Manipur, western and local media reported on Tuesday. According to media reports, incidents of violence continue in the troubled region of India as local police said that 30 people were arrested in connection with the assault on the convoy of IGP at Kwakeithel region in Imphal.
IGP’s Convoy Attacked in India’s Violence-hit Manipur Region
Media reports said that the attack took place when the IGP reached the area, where protestors blocked an army vehicle carrying four persons, who were allegedly involved in recent violence in the region.
Sources said the security forces later fired tear gas shells to disperse the protestors. Protestors on Sunday also blocked army vehicles in Bishnupur region and forced the security personnel to release three armed men.
Earlier, the European Union parliament called on India to take practical steps to end violence and protect minorities in violence-hit Manipur, criticizing the Hindu “nationalistic rhetoric” it said was adding to tensions. MEPs expressed deep concern over the recent violent clashes between two ethnic groups in the troubled Manipur region. The EU parliament noted that as many as 120 people were killed, and more than 50,000 displaced while 250 churches were destroyed by the attackers in Manipur.
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The motion noted that “prejudice towards minorities has contributed to the recent wave of violence and that there have been concerns regarding politically motivated, troublesome policies that promote Hindu majoritarianism in the violence-hit region.”
The resolution said, “The government in the region has also shut down the internet and severely hindered reporting by the news outlets, while security personnel have been implicated in the recent killings, something that has further increased doubt in the authorities,”. The EU parliament called for independent probes and a lifting of internet closures.
MEP Pierre Larrouturou, said the government of Modi’s BJP in Manipur was “fanning the fires of conflict”. He further added, “By allowing the armed forces to open fire on the civilian population and cutting off Internet, the BJP is exploiting the violence in the region to further discriminate against non-Hindu population”.
More than 140 people have been killed and more than 60,000 were displaced due to the current wave of violence and clashes between two ethnic groups in Manipur since May 3.
