Imphal, Nov. 13 -- The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex body of the Kuki tribes, has accused Manipur Police of selective reporting and ethnic bias in its official statements on two separate shooting incidents reported on November 12.

In a statement issued on Friday, the organisation alleged that police had used different descriptions for incidents involving a Kuki woman and a Tangkhul Naga civilian, raising questions about the impartiality of the force.

The controversy centres on two statements published by Manipur Police on its official X handle and circulated through its WhatsApp channels within minutes of each other.

According to the organisation, the first statement concerned the killing of Kimneineng Chongloi (40), a Kuki woman w...