Manipur clash bid thwarted by security forces: Police

Security forces in Manipur successfully prevented a potential communal clash after a mob of approximately 600 people attempted to enter a village in the Imphal West district. The incident occurred amidst ongoing ethnic tensions between the Kuki and Meitei communities.
Ethnic conflict-scarred Manipur came close to a ‘communal clash’ on Saturday (July 11, 2026) when a mob, allegedly from the Kuki-dominated hilly Kangpokpi district, tried to descend on a village with largely abandoned houses in the Meitei-majority Imphal West district.
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