Imphal, April 22 -- A total of 58,881 individuals were displaced as a result of the ethnic violence in Manipur from May 3, 2023, to March 30 this year, according to the Manipur government in response to a Right to Information (RTI) query.

The government provided the data on Monday, responding to an RTI filed in September last year by Congress leader from Manipur, Hareshwar Goshwami, seeking information on the status of displaced persons affected by the Manipur violence between Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities.

Responding to Goshwami's query regarding the total number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) since the beginning of the Manipur crisis, the state home department said that as of March 30 this year, Manipur has 58,881 displaced p...