Aizawl: The Manipur-based Hmar Inpui, an apex body of the Hmar tribes, on Friday vehemently condemned the torching of Zairawn, a Hmar village located a few kilometres from Manipur’s Jiribam town, and the brutal killing of a woman allegedly by Meitei militants on Thursday night.
A statement issued by the organisation claimed that the Meitei militants descended upon the village on Thursday night around 9 pm and torched at least 17 houses.
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A 31-year-old woman, identified as Zosangkim Hmar, was allegedly burned alive after being raped and shot by the militants, the statement said.
When her remains were later discovered, fragments of her brain laid beside her charred body, it added.
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The statement claimed the horrific act adds to an 18-months spree of ethnic violence by Meitei militants – a continuous assault on innocent lives that has shattered communities and devastated countless families.
“This barbaric act serves as yet another chilling reminder of the relentless ethnic-cleansing campaign of the Meitei militants, a campaign that has terrorised our people without mercy for eighteen months,” it said.
“This bloodthirsty assault on innocent lives dispels any illusion of peace. It lays bare their agenda to eradicate our people, seize our land, and extinguish our existence,” it added.
The Hmar Inpui further said that the death of Zosangkim will be a call to action to ignite a united resolve of the tribal Kuki-Hmar-Mizo-Zomi communities to defend their lives, protect their lands and preserve the dignity of the people against those who seek their destruction.