India, Oct. 22 -- A bandh called against the killing of a 45-year-old Kuki man the day before paralysed Kangpokpi district on Wednesday amid a spike in ethnic violence in Manipur. It coincided with the second and last day of a shutdown in Imphal Valley against the killing of three Meiteis in an ambush in Imphal East on Monday.

Meanwhile, a protest against the killings in Imphal turned violent on Wednesday, with protesters attempting to storm the Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium in Imphal West, where chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and home minister Govindas Konthoujam were attending the inaugural function of the first Manipur State Poomsae Taekwondo Championship, with delegates from South Korea also present, officials said.

The protes...