Violence spread to Delhi despite reports that the situation in Manipur had calmed down, with a group of Kuki students living near the Delhi University North Campus reporting that a gang of Meiteis had attacked them.
The following day, on Friday, the students claimed they tried to register an FIR at the Maurice Nagar Police Station and when the police refused to file the complaint, the students staged a protest outside the police station. Police said that the situation is now under control and action has been initiated and a few students have been detained in this connection. The incident follows the violence that gripped the State in the immediate aftermath of inter-community clashes which erupted in a few districts of the northeastern State amid protests against the inclusion of the majority Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category.
Manipur Government had requisitioned Army and Assam Rifles on May 3 and 4.
State’s Director General of Police P Doungel has said that the situation the State has improved after the intervention of security forces.
Forces including RAF, BSF, CRPF have been deployed in Manipur, he said and that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) chief Kuldiep Singh, has been appointed as the security advisor.
The State government has also appointed Additional Director-General of Police (Intelligence), Ashutosh Sinha as the overall operational commander to control the situation in Manipur, the State DGP said.