The Congress alleged incidents of firing, intimidation, destruction of EVMs, booth capturing at some of the polling stations and said that the election process could not be completed at affected places.
For over a week, Manipur's Sugnu town has now remained the key area of confrontation between the two communities at loggerheads in the northeastern state, where sporadic violence has continued for over a month.
At least 98 people have lost their lives and 310 others have been injured in the ethnic violence that broke out on May 3 after a Tribal Solidarity March in Manipur.
Ahead of Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to violence-hit Manipur, fresh violence erupted in Sugnu Assembly constituency today. Following reports emanating from Imphal, official sources confirmed that seven civilians and two police personnel were killed in encounters. Terrorists set ablaze arou