CM's advance security convoy reaches Jiribam
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 11 2024:
In-spite of the ambush laid by Kuki militants on Monday morning, the advance security convoy of chief minister N Biren Singh reached Jiribam around 3 pm Tuesday without any further obstruction on the way.
Chief minister Biren decided to visit Jiribam on Tuesday to personally take stock of the situation in Jiribam, where communal tension and violence flared up following the killing of a farmer named Sarat by Kuki militants on June 6 and the subsequent torching of more than 70 houses belonging to the Meetei community.
Ahead of the CM's visit, an advance security convoy of CM headed for Jiribam from Imphal on Monday morning was attacked by Kuki militants near K Sinam village along the NH-37.The attack left one driver injured who is now undergoing treatment at Shija hospitals, Langol.