Manipur unrest: COCOMI condemns Kwakta killing, declares social boycott of State Govt
First Published: 6th August, 2023 22:03 IST
COCOMI declared social boycott of BJP-led State government for its failure to respect the people's resolution requesting it to summon a special Assembly session by August 5
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), the apex body representing Meiteis of Manipur, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of three villagers by armed miscreants in Kwakta in Bishnupur district on Saturday, August 5, and announced its decision to boycott the BJP-led state government for failing to respect the people’s resolution requesting the State government to summon a special Assembly session by August 5, that was adopted by the People’s Mass Rally on July 29, 2023.
The three villagers were sleeping when armed miscreants entered their house and killed them. Of the three killed, two were hacked to death and the third was shot dead. The incident happened at Ward No. 8 in the Kwakta Municipal Council in Bishnupur district.
The victims have been identified as a 67-year-old father and his two sons, aged 46 and 39, respectively.
COCOMI also condemned the act of demolishing over 100 Meitei houses and levelling the area using 5 bull dozers by mobs from Churachandpur and S Kotlien in Torbung Bangla on the same day when the Kwakta incident happened. The houses were the remnants of already burnt by miscreants during the conflict, it added.
Also Read: NDA partner Kuki People’s Alliance withdraws support from N Biren Singh Govt in Manipur
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Northeast Live Impact: JNIMS, Manipur Admits to Bio-Medical Waste Mismanagement, Promises Corrective Measures
20th April 2025
Live Missing Couple Found Dead with Hands and Feet Tied in Assam’s Karbi Anglong
20th April 2025
Live Phoebe Dale Nongrum, First Woman Formula 4 Racer from Northeast Eyes to Win Indian National Rally Championship 2025
20th April 2025
Live Manipur: Congress LS MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam Warns Against Normalising State’s Division Amid Ongoing Conflict
20th April 2025
WE RECOMMEND
Northeast Live Impact: JNIMS, Manipur Admits to Bio-Medical Waste Mismanagement, Promises Corrective Measures
The development comes after a delegation from the Manipur Pollution Control Board (MPCB), led by its Member Secretary Ksh. Siddharth Singh, visited the JNIMS Hospital
20th April 2025Manipur: Congress LS MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam Warns Against Normalising State’s Division Amid Ongoing Conflict
Angomcha Bimol Akoijam said the demographic dynamics in Manipur are shifting in an alarming manner
20th April 2025
Security Beefed Up at Manipur Cong Leader Bupenda’s House After Reports Linking Him to Audio Tape Case Surfaces
Central and state forces have been deployed at the residence of senior Manipur Cong spokesperson and HC lawyer Ningombam Bupenda Meitei.
19th April 2025
Young Manipuri Girl Dies by Suicide in Delhi
CCTV footage showed the girl jumping off the building where she was staying on rent.
19th April 2025
From Stench to Serenity: Garbage Dump Becomes Park for Seniors Near Manipur’s Ima Market
For years, several spots around the market have become dumping grounds for vegetable waste and other discarded items.
19th April 2025