India News | Woman Dies by Suicide at Relief Camp in Strife-hit Manipur

Imphal, Jan 7 (PTI) A 21-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at a relief camp in Manipur's Imphal West district on Tuesday, police said.

The incident happened at the Mekola relief camp in the afternoon, they said.

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The body of Sukham Ongbi Chanu, hanging from the ceiling, was spotted by another inmate who tried to save her but failed, police said.

A case has been registered and an investigation is underway, they added.

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The body was sent to the Jawahar Lal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) for post-mortem examination, police said.

Thousands of people are living in relief camps across Manipur which has been rocked by ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kukis since May 2023.

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