GUWAHATI Violence broke out across Manipur’s Imphal Valley, specifically in the State’s capital, Imphal, after the arrest of at least five leaders of Arambai Tenggol (AT), an armed Meitei radical group, on Saturday (June 7, 2025) evening.
The AT came to prominence after the ethnic violence between the non-tribal Meitei and the tribal Kuki-Zo communities broke out in the State on May 3, 2023.
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Officials said large groups of people spilt out onto the streets throughout the night, burning tyres and old furniture to block the roads. At many places, mobs clashed with the security personnel, including stretches on the Airport Road where some vehicles of the security forces were torched.
Major incidents of violence were reported from Imphal’s Kwakeithel and Uripok areas. Scores of people, including security personnel, were injured.
