As per the CM, the leader belongs to the Thadou community which is the oldest among the ethnic tribes of Manipur. Haokip while talking about the vandalism mentioned that two rooms of his house were set on fire by the miscreants.
The police have arrested two illegal infiltrators from Myanmar residing in the Churachandpur district of Manipur. Two fake identity cards were recovered from their possession. The police said that they are investigating numerous such cases.
The action taken by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Lamka prompted the Indigenous Tribal Leader's Forum (ITLF) to declare an indefinite shutdown in Churachandpur beginning on Monday, October 2.