India, Sept. 28 -- A 13-year-old boy staying at a relief camp at a school in Jiribam district was found dead on Sunday, raising alarm over worsening psychological toll on children displaced due to the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur.

Police said that the deceased was originally a resident of Lamtaikhunou, Borobekra sub-division, Jiribam district. His family have been staying at the camp since their house was torched during clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities two years ago.

Violence erupted in the state on May 3, 2023, killing over 260 individuals and displacing over 60,000 others.

According to police, the incident occurred around 1.50 am, when the child was found hanging at the parking shed of Jiribam Higher Secondary Sc...