The Tangkhul Naga Valley Students Association (TNVSA) has accused a Meitei individual of forcibly taking a Maruti Suzuki Breeza car from a Tangkhul person at gunpoint in Imphal on February 7. In response to this incident, TNVSA issued a press release on Thursday, strongly condemning the reckless actions of certain Meitei individuals. They expressed their outrage at the carjacking incident involving a Maruti Suzuki Breeza owned by Varemi, a Tangkhul individual, demanding swift justice from the relevant department of the state government. TNVSA warned that if the government fails to take appropriate action against the culprits, they will be compelled to launch serious protests.
Describing the incident, TNVSA explained that Varemi was inside his car at a car wash in Ragailong, Imphal, when seven individuals arrived in a Bolero and forcibly demanded the car keys at gunpoint before driving away with his vehicle. They emphasized that this is not the first case of harassment faced by Tangkhuls in Imphal during the ongoing situation in Manipur, citing the recent kidnapping of Tamreingam Shithung, a student of Liberal College, as another example.
TNVSA issued a stern warning that they will not tolerate such criminal behavior and will actively oppose it. They highlighted that the incident has widened the gap of mistrust and hostility between the Tangkhul community and others in the Imphal valley.
