Violence in the remote state not only endures, but has mutated and deepened though assailants remain officially unnamed.
![Family members mourn during the funeral of an infant and a five-year-old killed in Tronglaobi, Manipur in April 2026 [Tanushree Pandey/ Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1001117830-1778051480.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Tanushree Pandey is an independent journalist and documentary filmmaker from India. Her award-winning work has has focused on covering conflict zones,... investigative stories, natural disasters and human-interest narratives across the country.
Violence in the remote state not only endures, but has mutated and deepened though assailants remain officially unnamed.
![Family members mourn during the funeral of an infant and a five-year-old killed in Tronglaobi, Manipur in April 2026 [Tanushree Pandey/ Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1001117830-1778051480.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)