Key Points
It has been ten days since the one of the worst ethnic clash broke out in Manipur, but for those who fled its capital town Imphal to escape the violence the memories are still raw and painfull..
Many of the survivors have fled to Guwahati to stay with their relatives, say their homes have been destroyed during the violence and they have no place to return to...
Their stories are filled with an unmistakable sense of loss and deep sadness due to the violence, the loss of their homes and the difficult time they spent in relief camps..
When they were prevented, they banged on electric poles and shouted insults to initmidate us," Gina, who is a government employee like her husband, said.. Kan said he had left his house with his wife and their two children also on May 3 night and took shelter at his brother's residence..
They were helpless as they would have been targeted had they tried to intervene in any way," he said.. Kan rued that government inaction led to the torching of his house two days after the violence erupted...
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