Imphal, September 3: At least 306 people have been killed, and 49 remain missing in the ethnic violence that erupted in Manipur in May 2023, state Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam told the Assembly on Thursday.
The violence between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities began on May 3, 2023, following a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ organised in the hill districts to protest the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status.
Responding to a question raised by BJP MLA Sapam Ranjan Singh on the second day of the ongoing Assembly session, Konthoujam said that 306 people had died and 49 remained missing as of August 31, 2026.
“Since the violence started on May 3, 2023, 306 people have died, and 49 people are still missing as of August 31, 2026,” the minister said.
The figures underline the continuing human toll of the prolonged ethnic conflict, which has displaced thousands of people and led to widespread destruction across several parts of the northeastern state.
