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Manipur: Two killed, five injured after mortar explodes inside home

Two persons, including a minor, were killed and five others suffered serious injuries after a mortar exploded inside a home in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, PTI reported.

Incidents of violence in Manipur are commonly reported before the Assembly elections. Last week, state’s Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar Singh had said that poll violence had become a norm in Manipur. He had said that trends this year indicated that the polls would not be free and fair.