In Manipur’s capital Imphal, district and sessions judge Lamkhanpau Tonsing was hard at work.
Around the same time, his brother judge Keertichand Singh was on his way from Imphal to his court in the hills.
Their ethnicities – Tonsing a Kuki and Singh a Meitei – had never come in the way of their judicial work before.
Yet, after that day, May 3, 2023, it would become a primary fault line.
Among those caught in the crossfire of the Manipur conflict are judges who served in regions dominated by the other ethnic group.
The day began like any other. In Manipur’s capital Imphal, district and sessions judge Lamkhanpau Tonsing was hard at work. Around the same time, his brother judge Keertichand Singh was on his way from Imphal to his court in the hills. Their ethnicities – Tonsing a Kuki and Singh a Meitei – had never come in the way of their judicial work before. Yet, after that day, May 3, 2023, it would become a primary fault line.
Among those caught in the crossfire of the Manipur conflict are judges who served in regions dominated by the other ethnic group. (SOURCED)
