In Manipur shocker, a litany of lapses by govt and police

The outrage was immediate. The Opposition reacted strongly. Union minister Smriti Irani called CM Biren Singh. On Thursday, the police made the first 4 arrests

Sometime on Wednesday afternoon, a 30-second video began popping up on social media timelines, on internet searches, on WhatsApp groups. Manipur has been in the throes of ethnic violence for over two-and-a-half months, and despite an internet ban since May 3 — the day the attacks first began — there have been photos and videos that capture the carnage. But this was different, chilling in its brutality. For 30 seconds, the video showed a rabid group of men hooting and

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh addresses the media in Imphal on Thursday. (PTI)