Manipur CM N Biren Singh Meets Guv After Meeting With Coalition MLAs Over Security Situation

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday evening met Governor L Acharya amid fresh incidents of violence in the state that has killed seven people and left more than 15 injured over the past five days.

Singh rushed to meet Acharya after an emergency meeting of ruling coalition MLAs and ministers at the CM secretariat to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the state, official sources said.

Earlier, the MLAs meeting, which was attended by 25 legislators, who discussed matters related to the series of attacks by armed miscreants, the source said.

The meeting focused on critical decisions concerning the recent attacks on civilians by armed men from elevated hill areas.

Earlier today, five persons were killed in fresh violence in Jiribam district. While one person was shot dead in his sleep, four others were killed in subsequent exchange of fire between people of two warring communities, police said.

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