There is heavy security as it is the last Meitei village under the control of the majority community.
Jyoti picks up empty shells from automatic rifles and points to bullet holes in the adjoining building.The conflict between the majority Meitei community that live in the valley and the tribal Kuki population that inhabit the hills has claimed more than 140 lives and left 60,000 homeless.Homes have been razed the ground in both communities
The military are there to stop the violence, but are often accused of siding with the other community. Scanning the area with binoculars, he added:"We can see the enemies bunker over there, the Meitei bunker, so when they fire, we have to retaliate so that they don't venture into our territory. To push them back we also have to fire on them."John, a college graduate manning another post, said:"They attack us every night, between midnight and three in the morning. They use mortars which is supplied by the state, it worries us.