An officer of the Manipur agriculture department said that as the agricultural season nears its peak, land access disputes and the lack of effective protection for farmers continue to deepen ethnic divide and fuel unrest
Imphal:A day after a farmer was shot at in Manipur's Bishnupur district, the state government on Friday announced to provide security to the farmers in the vulnerable areas, officials said.
A senior police official said that adequate security would be provided to ensure the safety of farmers in the fields and prevent incidents involving the farmers.
A woman was killed and a farmer shot at in separate incidents in Manipur's Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts, respectively, on Thursday.
The official said Ningthoujam Biren Singh, a farmer from Phubala Awang Maning Leikai, was shot in his left arm by an unknown armed miscreant while working in his paddy field at Phubala Maning in Bishnupur district.
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