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Riots had actually been in decline before Manipur's May violence

State joined the northeast in reporting a fall in the number of terrorism cases, too

Ishita Ayan Dutt Samreen Wani New Delhi and Kolkata

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3 min read Last Updated : May 09 2023 | 4:07 PM IST

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Manipur is battling unrest after logging a decline in violence since 2016, when on average there was a riot in the state almost every three days.

Manipur registered 119 cases of rioting in 2016, shows an analysis of data from the central government’s National Crime Records Bureau. The number fell to 60 in 2021, the latest year for which data is available. This is not just because of the pandemic: riot cases had dropped to 69 even by 2019. To be sure, riots are not unique to the state. Goa in the west had a similar number of riot cases registered (117) in 2016. But data shows rioting and terrorism cases in northeastern states have declined in recent years.

The violence last week began in Manipur over the issue of reservations for the majority Meitei community. The Manipur High Court last month asked the state government to consider granting them scheduled tribe status. Reservations would provide the community a larger fixed share in state-