Jiribam: The violence torn state of Manipur is on the boil again. This time, 5 persons have been killed the fresh round of violence.

According to news agency PTI, Manipur’s Jiribam district saw a fresh escalation of violence on Saturday with five people dying in clashes. 

The fresh round of violence is certainly going to pose fresh problem for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's govt. The PM himself has been under attack from the oppn for not visiting Manipur and expressing solidarity with the trouble torn state.

After one person was shot dead in his sleep, four others were killed in subsequent exchange of fire between armed men of two warring communities, a police officer told PTI.

Militants entered the house of the person who lived alone in an isolated location around 5 km from the district headquarters and shot him dead in his sleep, he said. After the killing, a heavy exchange of fire broke out between armed men of the warring communities in the hills around 7 km from the district headquarters, leading to the deaths of four armed persons, including three hills-based militants, the officer told PTI.

This comes a day after a person was killed and five others were injured in Bishnupur district as suspected militants fired.

The attacks using these improvised rockets on Friday began in the early hours of the day in Tronglaobi in Bishnupur district, at around 4:30 am, destroying two structures there.

With these recent episodes of violence in Manipur, the Manipur Education Department ordered the closure of all educational institutes in the state on September 7.