Imphal, 9 May (MTNews): With no fresh reports of any untoward incident in Manipur, curfew has been relaxed in all the 11 districts where it was clamped, PTI reported.

 

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Monday that 60 people were killed, 231 injured and 1,700 houses including religious places burnt in the ethnic violence that rocked the state for the past few days.

 

“The situation is improving all over the state with no reports of violence in the last 24 hours… The curfew has been relaxed for four hours in Imphal West and Imphal East from 5 am today. Similar relaxation is being provided in the other nine affected districts,” a senior official was reported as saying.

 

Addressing a press conference on Monday evening, the chief minister said that the state cabinet resolved to provide an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased, Rs 2 lakh each to those who suffered major injuries and Rs 25,000 each to people with minor injuries.

 

“These are very unfortunate incidents. I appeal to people to bring peace together at the earliest,” Singh said.
He said that 1,700 houses, including temples and churches, have been burnt down in the violence.

 

Singh said Rs 2 lakh will be paid to those whose houses were destroyed, and the state government will rebuild them.

 

“In the wake of the unfortunate incident that happened in Manipur, more than 20,000 people who were left stranded in relief camps have been moved to safety till today. Another 10,000 stranded people will be transported to safety as soon as possible…. Human lives are precious and destroying homes and properties is unacceptable,” Singh said.

 

The CM said 1041 guns and 7460 ammunition were snatched miscreants out of which 214 guns and 4273 ammunition have been recovered.

 

The Manipur government has initiated many steps to bring back stranded people from different parts of the state such as Churachandpur, Ukhrul, Imphal West, Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts, he said.

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