Fresh violence flared up in Manipur after a suspected militant attack left two children dead and their mother injured at Tronglaobi village in Bishnupur district in the early hours of Tuesday.According to sources, an explosive struck a house directly, triggering a powerful blast that killed two young siblings on the spot and left their mother seriously injured. The victims have been identified as a five-year-old boy and his five-month-old sister.The attack involved a projectile, a likely rocket, which was used by the attackers to cause maximum damage, the sources said.They said suspected Kuki militants were learnt to have been behind the attack, even as many tribal groups condemned the incident and sought an NIA probe into it.Hours after the incident, protests broke out near a CRPF camp. Two protesters were killed while several others were injured after security personnel reportedly opened fire to disperse the crowd.The incident occurred after a large number of protesters gathered and attempted to storm the CRPF camp following the bomb attack in the same area that killed the two children.Several videos of the incident were circulated on social media, but their authenticity could not be verified.Later in the day, the Manipur Government, in a post on X, cautioned people from getting swayed by rumours.“There are various tweets and social media posts spreading rumours claiming that security personnel have killed innocent people in Manipur carrying out a peaceful protest rally. Spreading fake news and rumours can aggravate the situation…,” it said in the post. The state police also termed news clips and videos fake and misleading.“Fake and misleading. No such incident took place. There was an attack on a post in Bishnupur district by a violent mob of around 400. Burning of vehicles and breaking of barracks by the mob led to firing by the security personnel, which resulted in two deaths and injuries to 20. Legal action will be initiated against individuals spreading falsehood on social media,” the police said.Tronglaobi lies along the vulnerable hill-valley fringe of Bishnupur district, close to the elevated areas of Churachandpur district, a region that has witnessed repeated tension in recent months.Following the violent incidents, Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh held a series of security review meetings with the state DGP, officials of the CRPF and the BSF, and with members of various political parties.He visited the injured mother of the dead children at the hospital.He condemned the incident, calling it a “barbaric act” and an “assault on humanity and a deliberate attempt to disrupt Manipur’s hard-earned peace”.Following the attack, security was tightened in the area and additional forces were deployed to prevent further escalation, while surveillance and search operations were also underway in adjoining hill regions.The Manipur Government imposed an indefinite curfew across five valley districts — Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Kakching and Thoubal — amid heightened concerns over the prevailing law and order situation.The state government also ordered the temporary suspension of Internet and mobile data services in the five districts for a period of three days, starting from 2 pm on April 7.