‘We thought peace was coming’: Manipur’s buffer zones are back in grip of violence

A 43-year-old Meitei volunteer had been guarding villages in Manipur since 2023, but after a spell of President's rule and recovery of arms, the violence ebbed and he surrendered his arms. However, a fragile calm was shattered when a bomb exploded in a Meitei-inhabited village, killing two children and injuring their mother