Neglected child Manipur crying for help from double-engine govt that laid ‘strong foundation’

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Imphal’s New Lambulane is a colony inhabited by the Kuki community and has been under heavy security since the outbreak of violence. The oldest of the 24 members was clergyman, Reverend S Prim Vaiphei, in his late 70s, who was awoken in the middle of the night, ushered into a waiting Casper bulletproof vehicle, and taken about 25 km away to Motbung, in Kangpokpi district, a Kuki-dominated area. “I wasn’t even allowed to go inside to wear my watch or take my Bible. I came away with nothing except the clothes I wore,” said Vaiphei. This group of residents had...