Imphal, December 31 2008: With 497 deaths recorded till December 31 in the state, fatalities in 2008 have surpassed the 408 deaths in militancy-related fatalities in 2007.The fatalities figure also put Manipur in the top in the vortex of violence in the states of India�s Northeast, Assam with 384 in the second while with 201 deaths Nagaland in the third position.

With 408 deaths in the year 2007, Manipur remains the second most conflict ridden State in the northeast, behind Assam with 437 fatalities.

Fatalities in 2007 have already surpassed the 285 militancy-related fatalities that occurred in Manipur in 2006.Now the fatalities in 2008 have surpassed the previous year 2007 by 89 .

On the other hand even though fatalities have increased among all categories in the last eight year since 2000, in the just year 2008 militant fatalities have increased among other two categories, fatalities of the civilian and security force.

According to the compiled data of the insurgency related killings in Manipur maintained by the Union ministry of home affairs till December 22, a total of the 484 people died in militancy-related fatalities in Manipur, out of which 131 were civilians, 13 were security force personnel while 340 were militants.

Apart from this a total of eight people which police claimed to be militants killed in the span of nine day from December 23 till today.

The number includes the killing of the army chief and commander of highway task force of the proscribed KCP identified as Akoijam Shyambi alias Kokai Meitei in a shoot out took place at Koirengei in Imphal east last night by the government force.

As per the MHA data the fatality in 2000 in 246 (93 civilian, 51 security force and 102 militants), 256 in 2001(70 civilian, 25 SF and 161 militants, 190 in 2002 (36 civilian, 53 SF and 101 militants), 198 in 2003 (27 civilian, 23SF and 148 militants, 218 in 2004 (50 civilians, 41 SF and 127 militants), 331 in 2005 ( 138 civilian, 50 SF and 143 militants), 285 in 2006 (107 civilians, 37 SF, 141 militant), 408 in 2007 (150 civilian, 40 SF and 218 militants and 484 in 2008 till December 22, 2008 (131 civilian, 13 SF and 340 militant).

With 58 deaths (29, civilian, 1SF and 28 militant) March month recorded highest in deaths while August month with 22 (2 civilian, 3 SF and 17 militant) recorded the lowest in militancy-related fatalities.

Month-wise fatalities indicates 24 (14 civilian, 10 militant) deaths in January, 42 in February (14 civilian), 1 SF and 27 militant), 58 in March (29 civilian, 1, SF and 28 militants, 40 in April (10 civilian, and 30 militant, 22 in May (3 civilian, 2 SF and 22 militant), 50 in June ( 12 civilian), 2 SF and 36 militant) 45 in July (7 civilian, 38 militant), 22 in August (2 civilian, 3 SF and 17 militant, 50 in September (7 civilian,1 SF and 42 militant), 47 in October (18 civilian, 3 SF and 26 militant), 38 in November (9 civilian and 29 militants and 34 in December (till 22 Dec) (6 civilian and 28 militant).