In Manipur violence, 142 people were killed and 17 were missing

The Manipur government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that 142 people were killed and 17 were missing as of July 4 in the violence which ravaged the State since early May.

The State government’s 16-page report said 5,995 First Information Reports (FIRs) had been registered as of July 4 and six “important FIRs” had been transferred to the CBI for investigation “independently and with transparency”.