Three injured Kuki men were moved from the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal shortly after midnight on Wednesday under heavy security, following two days of protests against their admission to the hospital, ANI reported.
The authorities have not disclosed where the three men were taken.
The three men were injured in a firing incident in the Kangpokpi district on Monday and were brought to the hospital for treatment by security personnel.
However, their presence at the hospital sparked protests by members of the Meitei and Naga communities, who alleged that the injured men were “militants” and demanded that they be removed from the facility.
As tensions escalated on Tuesday evening, large crowds gathered outside the hospital, shouting slogans and attempting to enter the premises.
Security personnel initially tried to control the situation, but later fired tear gas shells to disperse protesters after some allegedly attempted to storm the hospital grounds and throw stones at security forces.
The injured were identified as Genlenmang Vaiphei, 18, Lunliandaw Vaiphei, 20 and Paogou Lal, 18. One of them is reported to be a footballer who has played for Mohun Bagan.
The clash in which they were injured took place near the border between Leilon Vaiphei, a Kuki-majority village, and Konsakhul, a Naga-majority village, in the Kangpokpi district.
The developments came amid tensions between Kukis and Nagas...
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