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{{Short description|Village in Manipur, India}}
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'''Jarolpokpi''',{{efn|Alternative spellings: "Jairolpokpi",<ref name="IFP 14 Jan 2019"/> "Jairalpokpi",<ref>{{citation |title=Non-Detriment Findings (NDFs) of Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. (Agarwood) in India |publisher=Botanical Survey of India |year=2024 |page=71 |url=https://archive.org/details/non-detriment-findings-ndfs-of-aquilaria-malaccensis-lam.-agarwood-in-india/page/71}}</ref> "Jairelpokpi",<ref>{{citation |chapter=Notification No. IJ/2/56 |title=Manipur Gazette |date=16 August 1956 |pages=15–16 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.125722/page/n652 |via=archive.org}}</ref> and "Jaironpokpi".<ref name="IFP 17 Jan 2019"/>}}
also called '''Zairawn''',{{efn|Alternative spelling: "Zairon"<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/woman-allegedly-shot-burnt-to-death-in-manipur-s-jirbam-district-101731053079180.html Woman allegedly shot, burnt to death in Manipur’s Jirbam district], Hindustan Times, 8 November 2024.</ref> and "Jairon".}}
is a census village at the southern end of the Jiribam plain in the [[Jiribam district]], Manipur, India. It occupies a narrow plain between the [[Vangaitang]] range in the east and Sejang hills in the west, covering {{convert|2.47|km2|abbr=on}} area. Included in the census village are a [[Hmar people|Hmar]] village Zairawn, two [[Thadou Kukis|Thadou Kuki]] villages '''Mongbung'''{{efn|Alternative spellings: "Mongbum",<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/tribal-people-of-jiribam-separated-from-the-meitei-community-following-recent-violence-says-manipur-tribal-body/article68278685.ece Tribal people of Jiribam separated from the Meitei community following recent violence, says Manipur tribal body], ''The Hindu'', 12 June 2024.</ref> "Molbung",<ref>[https://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=17..230514.may14 Molbung Tea Estate lying abandoned since 2009], Hueiyen News Service, via e-pao.net, 22 May 2014.</ref> and "Mongbuang".}}
and '''Sejang Kuki''',{{efn|Alternative spellings: "Seijang",<ref name="IFP 13 Jul"/> and "Sizang".<ref>Ganesh Rajaraman, [https://www.newsreel.asia/articles/manipur-fresh-wave-of-violence-erupts Fresh Wave of Violence Erupts], Newsreel Asia, 12 June 2024. {{ProQuest|3067512215}}</ref>}} and a Meitei village '''Mongbung Meitei'''. The combined population of the Jarolpokpi census village is 1,237 people, of whom 64.2 percent are [[Scheduled Tribes]].<ref name="2011 census PCA">
[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40957 PCA: Primary Census Abstract C.D. Block wise, Manipur - District Imphal East - 2011], Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, retrieved 8 November 2024.
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== Geography ==
[[File:Jiribam-district-SoI-1944.jpg|thumb|left|275px|1944 Survey of India map of the Jiribam region: Jarolpokpi lies to the east of the highway from Jiribam to Chhota Bekra]]

The [[Vangaitang]] range to the east of the Jiribam district is traditionally inhabited by the [[Hmar people|Hmar]] tribes. In 1907, the Jiribam plain was opened for settlement by the Government of Manipur, and it came to be settled by Meiteis and Bengali speakers from the neighbouring [[Cachar district]].<ref name="1911 annual report">
{{citation |last=Higgins |first=J. C. |title=Administration Report of The Manipur State For The Year 1911-12 |publisher=Thacker, Spink & Co |location=Calcutta |year=1912 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.125393 |via=archive.org |ref={{sfnref|Administration Report for 1911-12|1912}} |page=4}}
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{{citation |last=Harvey |first=C. W. L. |title=Administration Report of The Manipur State For The Year 1931-32 |publisher=The State Printing Press |location=Imphal |year=1932 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.125395 |via=archive.org |page=55 |ref={{sfnref|Administration Report for 1931-32|1932}}}}
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The Jiribam plain roughly ends at the Sejang (Kuki) village, to the south of which rise the low-lying "Sejang hills". They intervene between the Jiribam plain and the [[Jiri River]] valley to the west. Sejang Kuki and Mongbung are two [[Thadou Kukis|Thadou Kuki]] villages at the northern periphery of Sejang Hills.

Between Sejang Hills and the Vangaitang range to the east, runs a two kilometre-wide undulating plain which progressively narrows towards the south. Jarolpokpi, or Zairawn, lies in this plain. "Jarolpokpi" is the Meitei rendition of the original Hmar name, Zairawn.<ref>
[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tribal-woman-killed-set-ablaze-in-manipur-district-101731091990874.html Tribal woman killed, set ablaze in Manipur district], Hindustan Times, 9 November 2024. {{ProQuest|3126093869}}
</ref><ref name="Tomba Singh">
I. Tomba Singh, [https://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Census_of_Manipur.Migration_aspects_in_Jiribam_district_By_I_Tomba Migration aspects in Jiribam district], The Sangai Express, via e-pao.net, 22 August 2022.
</ref>

Between Mongbung and Zairawn, there is a newer Meitei settlement called Mongbung Meitei,{{efn|The Mongbung Meitei village is often referred to as simply "Mongbung" in news media,<ref name="IFP 13 Jul"/> which causes considerable confusion. "Mongbung" is said to be [[Thadou language|Thadou Kuki]] name, and rightly belongs to the parent Kuki village.}} on lands which are said to have been granted by the Kuki chief of Mongbung at some time in the past. It is apparently the only exclusively Meitei village in the area.

The Jiribam–Tipaimukh Road ("JT Road"), the main highway in the Jiribam district, runs north–south through the Sejang and Mongbung villages. It is the main transportation route for the Sejang area, connecting it to the district headquarters [[Jiribam]]. The southern part of the Jiribam district and [[Pherzawl district]] are accessible through the same road towards south. In addition, the Kashimpur Road runs at the foothills of the Vangaitang range, connecting Jarolpokpi to the [[National Highway 37 (India)|NH37]] near [[Uchathol]] and the village of Kashimpur to the south.

== History ==
During the 1950s Jarolpokpi and Mongbung were listed as hill villages.<ref name="Gazette 1956">
{{citation |chapter=Notification No. IJ/2/56 |title=Manipur Gazette |date=16 August 1956 |pages=15–16 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.125722/page/n652 |via=archive.org}}
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The 1971 census described Jarolpokpi as occupying 0.30 hectares and Mongbung 0.25 hectares.<ref>
[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/29401/download/32582/51229_1971_CEN.pdf District Census Handbook: Manipur Central District], Director of Census Operations, Manipur, page 52.
</ref> These areas likely represented only the residential areas of the villages. A considerable portion of the forested Sejang Hills area appears to have been under the control of the chiefs of Mongbung, Sejang and another village called '''Muolzawl'''{{efn|Alternative spellings: "Molzol",<ref name="IFP 17 Jan 2019"/> "Moljol",<ref>Noren Ningombam, Karishma Hasnat, [https://theprint.in/india/section-144-imposed-in-manipurs-jiribam-after-police-recover-mutilated-body-houses-burnt-down/2120946/ Section 144 imposed in Manipur’s Jiribam after police recover mutilated body, houses burnt down], The Print, 7 June 2024.</ref> and "Muljol"<ref name="Gazette 1956"/>}} at the southwest perimeter of Sejang Hills.

In 1981, the chief of Mongbung, Seikhothang Haokip, along with the chief of Muolzawl donated 600 acres of land to the Manipur Plantation Crop Corporation, under the Agriculture Department of Manipur, to raise a tea plantation. In return, their villagers were to receive job opportunities in the plantation. The tea estate is said to have functioned for 23 years producing good quality tea, but in 2004, it was wound up due to mismanagement.<ref name="Themson">
Jajo Themson, [https://cramanipur.wordpress.com/2021/09/26/land-transfer-commotion-in-jiribam/Land transfer commotion in Jiribam], Centre for Research and Advocacy Manipur, 25 September 2021.
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Having lost the employment on the tea estate, the villagers reverted to the traditional cultivation practices on the land. The chief of Mongbung sent a memorandum to the state chief minister stating that, the tea estate having failed, the land reverted to the original owner as per government rules.<ref>
[https://www.indiatodayne.in/manipur/story/sejang-mongbung-villagers-foil-authorities-land-eviction-drive-392737-2019-01-15 Sejang and Mongbung villagers foil authorities’ land eviction drive], India Today NE, 15 January 2019.
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In 2019, the state government under chief minister [[N. Biren Singh]] decided that the Jiri Tea Estate would be restarted as a public-private partnership, and sent eviction teams to evict the villagers. This led to an uproar among the villagers, and a court case.<ref name="IFP 14 Jan 2019">
Villagers of Sejang and Mongbung wants eviction process aborted, Imphal Free Press, 14 January 2019. {{ProQuest|2166924363}}
</ref><ref name="IFP 17 Jan 2019">
[https://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=20..170119.jan19 KIM disapproves CAB, eviction drive at Jiribam], Imphal Free Press, 17 January 2019. {{ProQuest|2167555297}}
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As of September 2021, the dispute was continuing.<ref>
[https://www.ifp.co.in/9622/villagers-condemn-arbitrary-transfer-of-land-in-jiribam Villagers condemn 'arbitrary transfer' of land in Jiribam], Imphal Free Press, 7 September 2021. {{ProQuest|2569647523}}
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== 2023–2025 Manipur violence ==
When the [[2023–2025 Manipur violence|ethnic conflict in Manipur]] erupted between the [[Meitei people|Meiteis]] and [[Kuki-Zo people]] on 3 May 2023, the Jiribam district remained relatively peaceful for almost a year. The peace was shattered by twin murders in May–June 2024, the first of a Kuki individual named Seigoulen Singson in May, and the second of a Meitei individual named Soibam Saratkumar Singh in June. Rumours spread that Saratkumar's body was founded beheaded, inflaming Meitei feelings. Meitei mobs led by [[Arambai Tenggol]] started torching houses in the Jiribam area, inviting retaliation from Kuki mobs. In the ensuing mayhem, the entire population of Hmars and Thadou Kukis from the Jiribam town got displaced to Assam's Cachar district.<ref name="Kuthar">
Greeshma Kuthar, [https://caravanmagazine.in/conflict/manipur-violence-jiribam-district-hmar-assam-cachar Stagnant Strife: Disinformation draws Manipur’s last district into violence], The Caravan, 1 September 2024.
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The Meiteis in the tribal parts of the district, including those of the Mongbung Meitei village, fled to relief camps in Jiribam.<ref name="UT 7 Jun">
[https://ukhrultimes.com/suspected-kuki-assailants-kill-farmer-in-jiribam-sparking-communal-tension-curfew-clamped/ Suspected Kuki Assailants Kill Farmer in Jiribam, Sparking Communal Tension, Curfew Clamped], Ukhrul Times, 7 June 2024.
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The Hmars and Kukis fled to relief camps in neighbouring Assam, in particular the village of Hmarkhawlien near [[Lakhipur]]. The Hmar villagers of Zairawn also fled.<ref name="IE 19 Nov">
Sukrita Baruah, [https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/manipur/a-small-manipuri-village-had-escaped-the-brunt-of-violence-a-surprise-attack-there-has-now-put-the-state-on-edge-9676724/ A small Manipuri village had escaped the brunt of violence. A surprise attack there has now put the state on edge], The Indian Express, 19 November 2024.
</ref>

The Kuki-Zo villages in the southern hills of the district got cut off from the Jiribam town, which was now under the control of hostile Meitei mobs and militias. In order to obtain supplies, they had to use the river route, the [[Jiri River]] and then the [[Barak River]], leading to Hmarkhawlien. The villagers pooled money and stocked up on supplies.<ref name="Kuthar"/> The Indigenous Tribes Advocacy Committee (ITAC) asked the government to prevent Arambai Tenggol and Meitei extremists from entering the tribal villages and requested special protection to the villages of Zairawn, Mongbung, Phaitoul, Muolzawl and Sejang.<ref>
Ganesh Rajaraman, [https://www.newsreel.asia/articles/manipur-fresh-wave-of-violence-erupts Fresh Wave of Violence Erupts], Newsreel Asia, 12 June 2024. {{ProQuest|3067512215}}
</ref>

On 4 July 2024, the Meitei militia Arambai Tenggol and the Pambei faction of the [[United National Liberation Front]] (UNLF), attacked the Mongbung and Sejang villages. The Kukis returned fire leading to a prolonged gun battle. The next day, Manipur state commandos along with central security forces, conducted a combing operation in the Kuki villages, causing the Kukis to go into hiding. When they returned, they found all their stocks of rations soiled by the security forces.<ref name="Kuthar"/>{{efn|According to the ''Imphal Free Press'', the combing operation was on Wednesday, 10 July.<ref name="IFP 13 Jul"/>}} The Kuki Inpi of the region has accused the security forces of using "uncivilised and inhumane" methods by destroying food stocks amidst a blockade.<ref>
[https://www.indiatodayne.in/manipur/story/manipur-kuki-groups-criticize-food-shortage-in-jiribam-after-alleged-destruction-by-security-forces-1049012-2024-07-14 Manipur: Kuki groups criticize food shortage in Jiribam after alleged destruction by security forces], India Today NE, 14 July 2024.
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On 13 July, there were reports of Kukis firing at the Mongbung Meitei village, which apparently had village volunteers and security forces deployed in it.<ref name="IFP 13 Jul">
[https://www.ifp.co.in/manipur/manipur-violence-kuki-militants-attack-mongbung-in-jiribam Manipur Violence: Kuki militants attack Mongbung in Jiribam], Imphal Free Press, 13 July 2024. {{ProQuest|3079904731}}
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On 14 July, Manipur commandos and CRPF personnel under the command of the chief Nectar Sanjenbam decided to raid the Kuki villages again. Disregarding the entreaties of the village secretary, the forces opened fire against the Kuki villagers, and in retaliatory fire, a CRPF jawan was killed and two other personnel got injured. Sanjenbam is said to have left after this, abandoning the operation. [[Assam Rifles]] forces had to step in to retrieve the body of the jawan and to bring the situation under control.<ref name="Kuthar"/><ref name="Hindu 15 Jul">
Abhinay Lakshman, [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/crpf-jawan-killed-in-militant-attack-in-manipur/article68403052.ece CRPF constable killed, two policemen injured in firefight in Manipur’s Jiribam], ''The Hindu'', 15 July 2024.
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The Kuki leaders issued a statement warning that they would no longer tolerate any kind of atrocities, be it from the Meitei government or central security agencies.<ref name="Hindu 15 Jul"/>

On 1 August, the Jiribam district administration claimed to have brokered a peace agreement between Meiteis and Hmars, leaving out Thadou Kukis, in order to facilitate the return of the displaced Meiteis and Hmars. The agreement was disowned by Hmar Inpui. Nevertheless, on 7 August, 135 residents of the Mongbung Meitei village, who had been staying at a relief camp in Jiribam, were escorted back to their homes. According to ''The Hindu'', the security deployment was readjusted with a joint force of Assam Rifles and [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF) in both the Kuki-Zo and Meitei areas.<ref name="Hindu 7 Aug">
[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/133-manipur-villagers-displaced-by-ethnic-conflict-in-jiribam-return-home/article68494049.ece 133 Manipur villagers displaced by ethnic conflict in Jiribam return home], The Hindu, 7 August 2024.
</ref> However, ''The Indian Express'' noted that two companies of Manipur police commandos were also deployed.<ref>
Sukrita Baruah, [https://indianexpress.com/article/india/homecoming-for-135-meiteis-who-fled-to-relief-camps-to-escape-manipur-violence-9499315/ Homecoming for 135 Meiteis who fled to relief camps to escape Manipur violence], The Indian Express, 7 August 2024.
</ref>
From then till 7 November, there were reportedly exchanges of fire between the Meitei and Kuki villages of Mongbung.<ref name="IE 19 Nov"/>

In early October, the villagers of Zairawn felt safe enough to return to their village. The school in the village reopened.<ref name="IE 19 Nov"/>

=== Attack on Zairawn ===
On 7 November, armed men suspected to be from the Imphal Valley, armed with advanced weaponry, attacked the Zairon village at around 9 pm.<ref name="Hindu 8 Nov">
[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/manipur-unrest-six-houses-torched-villagers-attacked-in-jiribam/article68844180.ece Manipur unrest: Six houses torched in Jiribam; woman allegedly shot and burned to death], The Hindu, 8 November 2024.
</ref><ref name="TOI 8 Nov">
Prabin Kalita, [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/outrage-as-tribal-woman-fatally-raped-and-burned-alive-in-manipur/articleshow/115093045.cms Tribal woman 'raped' & burnt alive at home in Manipur's Jiribam dist], The Times of India, 8 November 2024.
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They came from the side of Mongbung.<ref name="NDTV 18 Nov">
Debanish Achom, [https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/how-attack-on-hmar-village-in-manipurs-jiribam-by-suspected-meitei-militants-sparked-new-cycle-of-violence-7043146 How Attack On Hmar Village In Manipur's Jiribam By Suspected Meitei Militants Sparked New Cycle Of Violence], NDTV News, 18 November 2024.
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According to some sources, there was a gunfight that lasted about an hour.<ref name="Hindu 8 Nov"/>
But the villagers said they had no weapons, or even village defence volunteers.<ref name="HT 9 Nov"/><ref name="Print 9 Nov"/><ref name="Kuthar 24 Nov">
Greeshma Kuthar, [https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/manipur-biren-singh-violence-bjp-congress-kuki-zo-community-assam-rifles-crpf-amit-shah-narendra-modi/article68897452.ece Mayhem continues in Manipur], Frontline, 24 November 2024.
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They said 80 to 100 armed assailants, allegedly from the Meitei community along with the [[Arambai Tenggol]] militia, opened fire and set 17 homes ablaze. The villagers fled at the sound of gunfire. They said the assailants came in two groups, with one group opening fire and the other setting houses ablaze. The assailants also looted all the valuables from the houses before burning them. They spent two hours engaging in these activities.<ref name="Print 9 Nov">
Mrinalini Dhyani, [https://theprint.in/india/fresh-violence-in-hmar-dominated-manipur-village-houses-burnt-woman-shot-sexually-assaulted-burnt/2348902/ Fresh violence in Hmar-dominated Manipur village. Houses burnt, woman ‘shot, sexually assaulted & burnt’], The Print, 9 November 2024.
</ref><ref name="Kuthar 24 Nov"/>

In one house, the woman of the family, a 31-year-old school teacher and mother of three children, was shot in the leg and could not flee. She was captured, allegedly sexually assaulted, her body was dismembered and then burnt along with the house.<ref name="TOI 8 Nov"/><ref name="Print 9 Nov"/> These allegations, with the exception of sexual assault, were confirmed later by an autopsy conducted at the Silchar Medical College, which detailed further details of the brutal torture the woman had to endure before death.<ref>
Prabin Kalita, [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mom-of-3-was-brutally-tortured-before-being-set-ablaze-in-manipur-autopsy/articleshow/115273837.cms Mom of 3 was brutally tortured before being set ablaze in Manipur: Autopsy], The Times of India, 14 November 2024.
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The villagers said that a CRPF camp was only half-a-kilometre away from the village, and that the security forces used to patrol the village everyday. But on this occasion, they did not arrive.<ref name="NDTV 8 Nov">
Ratnadip Choudhury, [https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/woman-dies-after-her-house-set-on-fire-in-manipurs-jiribam-6972737 Woman Dies After Her House Set On Fire In Manipur's Jiribam], NDTV News, 8 November 2024.
</ref><ref name="HT 9 Nov">
[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tribal-woman-killed-set-ablaze-in-manipur-district-101731091990874.html Tribal woman killed, set ablaze in Manipur district], Hindustan Times, 9 November 2024. {{ProQuest|3126093869}}
'"Our village did not have village defence volunteers because we have a CRPF camp nearby, but they did not come to our rescue on time. Many people from adjoining villagers who are from neutral communities had seen at least 9-10 gypsies with militants entering the village," another villager said on condition of anonymity.'
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Imphal-based media printed disinformation sourced to the police, claiming that "Kuki militants" from Zairawn had attacked the Mongbung Meitei village.<ref>
[https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2024/11/8/IMPHAL-Nov-7-Continuing-the-onslaught-against-Meeteis-Kuki-militants-attacked-Mongbung-Village-in-Jiribam.html Kuki militants attack], The Sangai Express, 8 November 2024.
</ref><ref>
[https://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=42..081124.nov24 Kuki militants resume attack in Jiribam], Chronicle News Service, 7 November 2024.
</ref><ref name="IFP 9 Nov">
[https://www.ifp.co.in/manipur/manipur-violence-woman-dies-in-fresh-clashes-in-jiribam Manipur Violence: Woman dies in fresh clashes in Jiribam], Imphal Free Press, 9 November 2024.
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The ''Imphal Free Press'' also claimed that Zairawn (Jarolpokpi) had been "abandoned" after the unrest began, which was not corroborated by any other source.<ref name="IFP 9 Nov"/> Soon after the event, the police denied any knowledge of any death in the attack.<ref name="Hindu 8 Nov"/>

The Kuki Inpi of the area issued a strong condemnation of the brutal killing of the woman, calling it a "barbaric act". It also accused the security forces of giving "tacit support" to the attackers.<ref name="ITNE 8 Nov">
Kaybie Chongloi, [https://www.indiatodayne.in/manipur/story/manipur-kuki-body-demands-investigation-into-jiribam-incident-calls-for-immediate-government-action-1117836-2024-11-08 Manipur: Kuki body demands investigation into Jiribam incident; calls for immediate government action], India Today NE, 8 November 2024.
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The attack on Zairawn and the grisly killing of the Hmar teacher initiated a spiral of violence in various parts of the state resulting in at least 21 deaths, state-wide protests by both Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities, and resolutions in the state cabinet and the ruling party legislators. Particularly affected was the [[Jakuradhor|Jakhuradhor]] area of southern Jiribam district.<ref>
Meenakshi Ganguly, [https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/19/authorities-fail-address-ethnic-violence-indias-manipur-state Authorities Fail to Address Ethnic Violence in India’s Manipur State], Human Rights Watch, 19 November 2024.
</ref><ref>
Karishma Hasnat, [https://theprint.in/india/more-bodies-recovered-in-manipurs-jiribam-toll-in-fresh-spate-of-violence-climbs-to-20/2360719/ More bodies recovered near Manipur’s Jiribam, toll in fresh spate of violence climbs to 20], The Print, 17 November 2024.
</ref><ref>
[https://www.barakbulletin.com/en_US/no-abduction-in-cachar-clarifies-cachar-police-denying-kuki-inpis-claim/ "No abduction in Cachar" Clarifies Chachar Police, Denying Kuki Inpi's Claim], Barak Bulletin, 18 November 2024.
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According to security officials, peace was shattered in the district and appeared hard to regain.<ref>
Rokibuz Zaman, [https://scroll.in/article/1075883/how-armed-outsiders-and-a-radical-militia-shattered-the-peace-in-manipurs-jiribam How armed outsiders and a radical militia shattered the peace in Manipur’s Jiribam], Scroll.in, 21 November 2024.
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://manipur.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/map_jarolpokpi.pdf Jarolpokpi, Jiribam Sub-Division, Jiribam District] (survey map), Government of Manipur, November 2019.

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Jarolpokpi - Revision history

WinifredMontero at 21:27, 30 April 2026