Manipur Unrest: Amit Shah's Security Meet Today After Headless Body of 2-Year-Old, Grandmother Found

New Delhi: Manipur has been on a boil for past few days as state continues to grapple with violence and unrest; an indefinite curfew has been imposed in Imphal and internet has also been suspended to ensure peace and calm is restored. situation in Manipur furr worsened after a heless body of a 2-year-old Meitei boy and his grandmor who were held hostage, was found in a river. Following this, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has called for a security meet which is scheduled to take place today.

Manipur Violence: Amit Shah to Hold Key Security Meet Today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reviewed security situation in Manipur and directed top officials to take all possible steps to ensure peace in Norastern state, sources said. Shah held meeting soon after he returned from Maharashtra after cancelling his election rallies re.

home minister reviewed situation in Manipur with top security officials and directed m to take all possible steps to ensure peace, sources said. Shah is expected to hold anor detailed meeting with top officers on Monday and take furr steps, y said.

Amit Shah has also cancelled all rallies in poll-bound Maharashtra amid surging violence in state of Manipur. 

Heless Body of 2-Year-Old Meitei, His Grandmor Found in River

alrey volatile situation worsened after a heless body of a 2-year-old Meitei and his 60-year-old grandmor was found in a river in Manipur's Jiribam. bodies of toddler and his grandmor were found in a decomposed state, a week after y were abducted from a Meitei relief camp by Kuki militants. 

Manipur Police on November 11 claimed 10 suspected militants were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces after insurgents in camouflage uniforms and armed with sophisticated weapons fired indiscriminately at Borobekra Police Station and an jacent CRPF camp at Jakurhor in Jiribam district. Hours later, suspected militants allegedly abducted six civilians, including women and children, from same district, police h claimed.

In fresh violence on Saturday, three women and three children were killed by militants in Jiribam district following which residences of three state ministers and six MLAs were attacked earlier on Saturday. Enraged people torched houses of PWD Minister Govindas Konthoujam at Ningthoukhong, Hiyanglam's BJP MLA Y Rheshyam at Langmeidong Bazar, Wangjing Tentha's BJP MLA Paonam Brojen in Thoubal district and Khundrakpam's Congress MLA Th Lokeshwar in Imphal East district, officials said. legislators and ir family members were not at home when mob stormed ir residential compounds, vandalised properties and set houses on fire, police said, ding houses were partially burnt in incidents.

Manipur On Boil: Indefinite Curfew Imposed, Internet Suspended

A total curfew has been imposed in Imphal until furr notice after state witnessed fresh episodes of violence. situation remained calm but tense in Manipur's Imphal Valley, where an indefinite curfew has been imposed and internet services suspended following violent protests after discovery of bodies of six persons, three women and children each, allegedly abducted and killed by militants in Jiribam.

(Inputs from PTI)